Trackwork and Lineside Detail for Your Model Railroad (Model Railroader Books) (Paperback)

by Kent J. Johnson (Author), Model Railroad (Corporate Author) "Building reliable model railroad track doesn't take a lot of expertise or fancy tools, but it does require care and patience..." (more)
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Product Description
An introduction to the basics of tracklaying and lineside detailing.

After the trackplan and benchwork are completed, modelers turn their attention to the finer details of trackwork and lineside activities. Here, they'll find tips, techniques, and ideas for working with track and the details immediately alongside it.

--Features clear photographic instructions, including illustrated references to prototype trackwork and details

--From leading model railroading authors, including the late Gordon Odegard, former associate editor of Model Railroader magazine

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890245711
• ISBN-13: 978-0890245712
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #267,345 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More information than I'll probably ever use, January 31, 2001

By	"mpannell" (Warrenville, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This book offers some excellent tips for all, from the beginner (like myself) to the intermediate-going-on-advanced modeler. Especially useful for me were the sections on laying flextrack, ballasting, weathering rails and improving performance of turnouts and switches. I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to thoroughly study the subject before they begin to tackle a detailed layout.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Mixed Bag, August 6, 2006

By	John A Lee III "jal3" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book consists of reprints of articles from Model Railroader Magazine. The articles cover a wide range of topics, all covered by the title, and some of them are very good, some are inane and most are somewhere in the middle. For a person always looking for new ideas, this is a worthwhile investment. Mostly, though, the information on track can be picked up more easily in books specifically dedicated to trackwork and the information on the details would be better in a book on that subject. Still, it has a few winners.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Detail!!!, January 7, 2005

By	Michael Hommer Sr. (Central, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is definitely for the modeler who wants to take their hobby to the next level. The first half of the book covers how to lay track with tons of tricks and tips from a seasoned modeler. It walks you through all the steps from roadbed to ballast to weathering. Lots of drawings, color sketches and photos. I would never have dreamed of attempting to lay my own turnouts but this books give you so much details, I actually think I can do it with great success! The second have is just as good. Each details has photos of real prototypes, history and explanation, sketches with enough detail to scratch build all of them, even material recommendations. Truly a must have!