Planning, Designing and Making Railway Layouts in a Small Space
Title | Planning, Designing and Making Railway Layouts in a Small Space PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Bardsley |
Publisher | Crowood |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2013-03-01 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1847974945 |
If you want to build a model railway but feel constricted and frustrated because you only have a very limited amount of space available, then this is the book for you. The author demonstrates that a railway modeller need never be 'stuck for space', and shows the reader how to design and construct a rewarding layout in even the smallest of spaces. He emphasizes that once you have found a home for your layout, be it in a garden shed, a spare room, a bookcase or even the top of an ironing board, the same guiding principles apply. These are all fully explained in a very practical way and include the basic layout shapes, the importance of scale, standard and narrow gauges, fiddle yards, train length, curves and turnouts as well as track design elements such as head shunts, kickback sidings and run-round loops. There are individual chapters on: potential spaces; design principles; basic layout shapes; the art of compromise; levels, layers and shelves; planning your layout; baseboards; classic designs and micro-layouts. This fascinating book shows the reader that no matter how small the space, there is always a model railway layout that can be built in it. Aimed at all railway modellers of all levels of ability. Covers how to design, plan and construct a rewarding layout in the smallest of spaces i.e. garden shed, bookcase and even a micro-layout in a box file. Superbly illustrated with 131 colour photographs. Richard Bardsley is an experienced small-layout builder in N gauge and 00 gauge and exhibits widely at numerous shows.
Planning, Designing and Making Railway Layouts in Small Spaces
Title | Planning, Designing and Making Railway Layouts in Small Spaces PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Bardsley |
Publisher | Crowood Press UK |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-04-01 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9781847974242 |
If you want to build a model railway but feel constricted and frustrated because you only have a very limited amount of space available, then this is the book for you. The author demonstrates that a railway modeller need never be "stuck for space," and shows the reader how to design and construct a rewarding layout in even the smallest of spaces. He emphasizes that once you have found a home for your layout, be it in a garden shed, a spare room, a bookcase or even the top of an ironing board, the same guiding principles apply. These are all fully explained in a very practical way and include the basic layout shapes, the importance of scale, standard and narrow gauges, fiddle yards, train length, curves and turnouts as well as track design elements such as head shunts, kickback sidings and run-round loops. There are individual chapters on: potential spaces design principles basic layout shapes the art of compromise levels, layers and shelves planning your layout baseboards classic designs and micro-layouts.
The Big Book of Model Railroad Track Plans
Title | The Big Book of Model Railroad Track Plans PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Schleicher |
Publisher | |
Pages | 276 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781610606769 |
Building the Right-Sized Layout
Title | Building the Right-Sized Layout PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Klimoski |
Publisher | |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 2021-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781627008372 |
This all-new book helps guide model railroaders as they create a room sized layout while still being able to enjoy operating. Whether they are downsizing their layout or have a spare room, they will find all the tips and expert advice to help them build a fulfilling layout while still managing space, time, and resources. Featuring: Track planning strategies. Construction techniques. Room-planning concepts. Tips on operating once their layout is built.
Track Planning for Realistic Operation
Title | Track Planning for Realistic Operation PDF eBook |
Author | John H. Armstrong |
Publisher | Kalmbach Publishing, Co. |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9780890242278 |
Covers freight and passenger operations, route design, and contemporary railroading operations. The step-by-step design techniques and operation-oriented track plans also make it easy to create your own realistic model railroad.
101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders
Title | 101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders PDF eBook |
Author | Linn Hanson Westcott |
Publisher | Kalmbach Publishing, Co. |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 1956 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN |
Includes unique track plans that apply to nearly every scale. Learn how to convert plans to different scales, gain tips on building from a plan, and choose the plan best suited to your space.
Designing and Building Fiddle Yards
Title | Designing and Building Fiddle Yards PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Bardsley |
Publisher | Crowood |
Pages | 287 |
Release | 2014-08-31 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1847978177 |
This invaluable, well-illustrated book is essential reading for all those railway modellers who are considering building a fiddle yard. The fiddle yard is a train storage area for locomotives and rolling stock that often remains out of view. For the modeller, it represents the 'rest of the railway network' and it is essential for layouts as it is somewhere for trains to 'come from' and somewhere for trains to 'go to'. This fascinating book defines what a fiddle yard is in terms of operational variety, storage and swapping trains. It demonstrates how a fiddle yard can be integrated into a model railway layout. It covers track-only fiddle yards using a single track, ladders of multiple tracks and reversing loops and considers design issues for oval and terminus layouts as well as combination fiddle yards and the importance of train length and baseboards. There are four detailed projects for the reader to build, each one providing a different fiddle yard solution. If you have ever wondered what fiddle yards are all about and whether your layout needs one, then this is the book for you. Well illustrated with 141 colour photographs and 59 diagrams.