The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks 2

The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks 2
Author: Jeff Wilson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2006
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780890246580

Jeff Wilson demonstrates how to model several rail-served industries with insights, photos, and guidelines. Includes an overview on coal customers, milk, paper, breweries, merchandise traffic, and iron ore.

The Model Railroader's Guide to Trackside Structures

The Model Railroader's Guide to Trackside Structures
Author: Jeff Wilson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Railroads
ISBN: 9780890247754

Discover numerous examples of iconic railroad structures, with accompanying modeling tips! Filled with historical photos, this book from Jeff Wilson describes the design and operation of various types and styles of depots, passenger stations, and freight houses. It also covers the smaller structures and details found along railroad rights-of-way such as interlocking towers, maintenance sheds, crossing shanties and gates, signs, and communication lines.

The Model Railroader's Guide to Logging Railroads

The Model Railroader's Guide to Logging Railroads
Author: Matt Coleman
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2008
Genre: Logging
ISBN: 0890247021

This highly illustrated book explains the business of logging railroads and provides examples of prototype operations. Photos of locomotives, equipment, and structures set the stage for modeling logging scenes and designing a logging layout.

The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks 3

The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks 3
Author: Jeff Wilson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2008
Genre: Industrial buildings
ISBN: 0890247013

This informative volume explores six rail industries full of modeling possibilities. You'll learn how to realistically recreate and incorporate industries such as ethanol, cement, canning, and sugar beets into your layouts through prototype photos and modeling suggestions. A history of each industry is also included.

Model Railroader's Guide to Steel Mills

Model Railroader's Guide to Steel Mills
Author: Bernard Kempinski
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Iron-works
ISBN: 9780890247518

Learn how to create a realistic mill area and set up its rail operations through chapters on ore processing, steel mill railroads and railcars, track planning, and modeling tips.

Done in a Day

Done in a Day
Author: Pelle K. Søeborg
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2009
Genre: Railroads
ISBN: 0890247625

More than a dozen easy weathering and detailing projects show you how to add realism to rolling stock and locomotives. Beginning modelers will appreciate the well-illustrated, easy-to-follow instructions.

Build Big & Small Industries for Your Model Railroad

Build Big & Small Industries for Your Model Railroad
Author:
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Co
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2019-05-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1627006877

Build Big and Small Industries for Your Model Railroad provides hands-on modeling tips and techniques, step-by-step photos, and how-to advice for adding a variety of industries to a layout. This book features 17 projects in all dating back to the steam era to present day - ranging from simple to complex and large to small. Beginners will learn how to build a kit and integrate it to a scene, while more experienced modelers will learn how to kitbash and scratchbuild a structure and add it to a complete industry. Written by top experts in the field, including Pelle Soeborg, Gerry Leone, and Tony Koester, this wide-ranging book features the following industries: Cement plant. Cold storage warehouse. Local oil dealer. Asphalt transfer terminal. Brewery complex. Propane bulk dealer. Old-time factory. And more! Build Big and Small Industries for Your Model Railroad is the ideal book for all modelers who are looking for ways to add industries to their layouts!

The DCC Guide

The DCC Guide
Author: Don Fiehmann
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Digital control systems
ISBN: 9780890246764

This comprehensive guide helps modelers get the most out of DCC with diagrams and photos showing how DCC works, from wiring to installing decoders in locomotives. Presents an overview of the product lines available and helps modelers select the right system for their plans.