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Armstrong,
John H and Stepek, Thaddeus Nine
N Scale Model Railroads, Atlas Tool Company, 1970, pp48.
Large Format Pb. VG-.
Detailed designs for nine American-style N gauge layouts.
£2.50 Armstrong, John Track Planning for Realistic Operation: Prototype Concepts for your Model Railroad, Kalmbach, 1976, pp104. Large Format Pb. Fair. Some wear to the covers. "Useful information about how real railroads operate and advice on how to design a realistic model railroad. £3.95 (The)
Best of
Mainline
Modeler's
Freight
Cars Vol.1,
Book 1,
Phoenix
Publishing,
1991,
pp100.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
A
selection
of
articles
and
drawings
previously
published
in the
American
magazine Mainline
Modeler.
£12.50 (The)
Best of
Mainline
Modeler's
Freight
Cars
Vol.2,
Book 2, Phoenix
Publishing,
1991,
pp100.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
A further
selection
of
articles
and
drawings
previously
published
in the
American
magazine Mainline
Modeler.
£10.50 (The)
Best of
Mainline
Modeler's
Freight
Cars
Vol.3,
Book 3, Phoenix
Publishing,
1991,
pp100.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
A
third
selection
of
articles
and
drawings
previously
published
in the
American
magazine Mainline
Modeler.
£10.50 (The)
Best of
Mainline
Modeler's
Passenger
Cars
Vol.1,
Book 4,
Phoenix
Publishing,
1991,
pp100.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
A
selection
of
articles
and
drawings
previously
published
in the
American
magazine Mainline
Modeler.
£12.50 Coleman,
Matt
The
Model
Railroader's
Guide to
Logging
Railroads,
Kalmbach
Publishing,
2008,
pp78.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
Well-illustrated
throughout.
£8.50 Fiehmann,
Don
The
DCC Guide:
How to
select and
use your
command
control
system,
Kalmbach
Books,
2007,
pp80.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
An
American
explanation
of DCC
with
chapters
on: DCC
history
&
standards,
The DCC
system,
Decoders,
Programming
decoders,
Selecting
a system,
Layout
wiring;
Installing
decoders;
Lighting;
Sound; and
Operating
with DCC.
£2.95 Freight
Car
Lettering
Plan Book
for Model
Railroaders:
Book
Number Two,
Champion
Decal
Company,
2nd
printing
1965,
pp80.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
VG-
with some
superficial
wear to
the
covers,
contents
VG.
Old
price
sticker on
the front
cover.
611
authentic
Freight
Car Plans,
representing
208
different
railroads
and
private
owner
cars.
£7.50 Friberg,
Rutger
Model
Railroad
Electronics
2,
Allt
om Hobby,
1998,
pp144.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Slight
creasing
at the top
corner of
the front
cover.
This
second
volume
zeros in
on
Marklin's
digital
control
system.
Rutger
describes
the entire
Marklin
digital
control
system:
how to use
it, how to
repair it
and how to
tailor it
to suit
your own
particular
needs.
Additionally,
nearly
twenty
do-it-yourself
construction
projects
are
presented.
£1.95 Friberg,
Rutger
Model
Railroad
Electronics
4,
Allt
om Hobby,
1997,
pp96.
Card
Covers.
VG.
A
further
selection
of model
railroad
projects.
£1.95 Friberg,
Rutger
Model
Railroad
Electronics
5,
Allt
om Hobby,
1997,
pp112.
Card
Covers.
VG
pp112.
Further
model
railroad
projects.
The fifth
book is
similar to
the fourth
and is
filled
with
construction
tips for
all model
railroaders.
£1.95 Friberg,
Rutger
Model
Railroad
Electronics
6,
Allt
om Hobby,
2000,
pp96.
Card
Covers.
VG.
The
sixth
volume
features a
mixture of
analogue
and
digital
projects
for small
and large
scales
alike.
£1.95 Glaab,
John The Brown Book of Brass
Locomotives: Featuring Diesel, Electric, Geared, Narrow Gauge, and Steam,
Chilton, 3rd edition 1994, pp280. Pb.
Fair. Crease across the top corner of the front cover.
A complete update of the classic illustrated index and value guide to HO
brass locomotives. £4.95 Greenberg,
Bruce Model Railroading: A
Family Guide, Prentice Hall, 1979, pp167 plus pp16 of colour illustrations.
Large Format Hb. Very Good+
in a Very
Good dust
wrapper.
Two small tears in the
dust wrapper, neatly repaired internally.
Aimed at operators of American Lionel, Marx and
American Flyer equipment in "O" and "S" gauges.
£4.95 Kline,
Jim and
FitzGerald,
Jim
The
N Scale
Steam
Locomotive
Information
Book
Featuring
non Brass
North
American
Steam
Locos,
NTRAK
Publishing,
2nd
printing
1993,
pp80.
Large
Format
Pb.
VG.
Most
material
is updated
from past
articles
in the
NTRAK
Newsletter.
£4.95 Koester,
Tony
The
Allegheny
Midland:
Lessons
Learned,
Kalmbach
Books,
2010,
pp94.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
The
author
relates
the story
of his
very
extensive
American
model
railway,
The Allegheny
Midland
- a
fictitious
line that
connected
to the
Nickel
Plate
Road, with
emphasis
on the
lessons he
learned.
Illustrated
in colour
throughout.
£7.50 Koester,
Tony
The
Model
Railroader's
Guide to
Mountain
Railroading,
Kalmbach
Books,
2011,
pp96.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
Includes
information
on:
Choosing
appropriate
locomotives
for the
mountains,
Designing
a mountain
model
railroad,
Crafting
mountain
scenery in
a tight
space,
Implementing
pusher
service
and helper
locomotives,
and Adding
mountain
railroad
industries
and
operations.
Well
illustrated
throughout.
£7.50 Larson,
Russ N Scale Model Railroad
Track Plans, Kalmback, 1970, pp44. Large
Format Pb. Fair+. N gauge track plans, generally very straightforward.
£1.25 Lowery, Dave Advanced Model Railroads: A Practical Manual for Designing and Constructing your Dream Layout, New Burlington Books, 1993, pp96. Large Format Hb. Fine in a Fine dust wrapper. With chapters on Planning a Layout, Solid Foundations - Bases, Adding Color, Scenic Details, Water Features, Constructing Plastic Kits, Constructing Metal Kits, Painting and Weathering, Building a Locomotive, and Constructing Buildings. £3.95 Lowery, Dave Advanced Model Railroads: A new problem-solving manual for advanced variants and scenery construction, Apple Press, 1994, pp96. Large Format Hb. VG/VG. With chapters on Planning a Layout, Baseboards, Scenic Bases, Adding Colour, Scenic Details, Water Features, Constructing Plastic Kits, Constructing Metal Kits, Painting and Weathering, Building a Locomotive, and Constructing Buildings. £4.95 Mallery,
Paul HO Basic Electrical Handbook: Terminology, Electrical
Devices, Motors, and Loco Controls, Winston Publishers, pp60 with numerous
figures & drawings. An undated
reprint of a booklet first published in 1955.
Pb. VG.
A primer covering the electronic principles that underline model railway
operations. £2.50 Mallery,
Paul
Electrical
Handbook
for Model
Railroads
Vol.2
Advanced
Electrical
Concepts,
Carstens
Publications,
4th
edition
1997,
pp97-208.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Covers:
Wiring,
Panels,
Switch
Machines,
Relays,
Track
Circuits
Signals,
Transistor
Throttles,
Advanced
Cab
Control,
Command
&
Computer
Cab
Control,
Lighting
&
Sound,
Electrified
Railroads,
Telephones,
Trouble
Shooting,
Radio
& TV
Interference,
and
Integrated
Circuits.
£2.95 Model
Railroad
Bridges
&
Trestles,
Kalmbach
Books, 7th
printing
2006,
pp152.
First
published
in 1992.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
A
collection
of
articles
that first
appeared
in Model
Railroader
between
1962 and
1991.
£8.50 Polsgrove,
Mike
DCC
Projects
&
Applications,
Kalmbach
Books,
2006,
pp96.
Edited
by David
Popp. Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
Fair.
Slight
wear to
the spine
of the
covers and
a one-inch
crease
across the
bottom
front
corner of
the cover.
An
American
introduction
to Digital
Command
Control
with the
following
chapters:
Welcome to
Digital
Command
Control,
Setting up
a DCC
layout,
Wiring
tricks,
Installing
decoders,
Programming
decoders,
Lighting,
Sound and
DCC, and
Just the
beginning.
£2.95 Polsgrove,
Mike
DCC
Projects
&
Applications
Vol.2, Kalmbach
Books,
2006.
Large
Format Pb.
VG pp86.
With David
Popp.
Model
Railroader
Books.
"Vol.2
offers
hands-on
tips and
advice on
choosing a
DCC
system,
converting
a DC
layout to
DCC,
building a
layout to
operate
with DCC,
installing
decoders
in
locomotives
&
rolling
stock, and
adding
sound to
locomotives."
£3.95 Puckett,
Larry
Practical
Guide to
Digital
Command
Control,
Carstens
Publications,
2008,
pp111.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
VG-
with
superficial
rubbing to
the edges
of the
spine,
otherwise
VG.
"DCC
expert
Lary
Puckett
shares
proven and
practical
ways to
get the
most out
of Digital
Command
Control
by:
Choosing a
System,
Adding it
to a New
or
Existing
Layout,
Mobile
Decoder
Installations
&
Programming
Methods,
Sound
Decoder
Applications,
and
Stationary
Decoders
&
Signalling
Setup."
£4.95 Schleicher,
Robert
101
Projects
for Your
Model
Railroad,
MBI
Publishing,
2002,
pp256.
"Largish"
format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
Copiously
illustrated
throughout
with
sections
on:
Getting
Started;
Benchwork;
Laying
Track;
Wiring;
Couplers;
Locomotives;
Freight
Cars;
Painting
&
Decals;
Weathering;
Advanced
Techniques;
Buildings;
Dioramas
&
Scenic
Backdrops;
Ground
Cover,
Trees
&
Water; and
Research.
£4.95 Sperandeo,
Andy
The
Model
Railroader's
Guide to
Passenger
Equipment
&
Operation,
Kalmbach
Books,
2006,
pp96. Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Hb.
VG.
Includes
information
on: All
kinds of
passenger
trains,
The many
types of
passenger
cars,
Arranging
passenger
cars in
trains,
Passenger
stations
and coach
yards,
Road and
terminal
passenger
operations,
and
Modelling
opportunities
you can
use.
Well-illustrated
throughout.
£12.50 Strang,
Lionel
DCC
Made Easy:
Digital
Command
Control
for your
Model
Railroad,
Kalmbach
Books,
2003,
pp48.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
An
American
introduction
to DCC
with
chapters
on: The
origin of
command
control,
The
Digital
Command
Control
advantage,
So how
does it
work, DCC
system
components,
and Basic
decoder
installations.
£2.95 Thorne,
Peter J
Practical
Electronic
Projects
for Model
Railroaders,
Kalmbach
Books,
1979,
pp80.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Fair.
Old
price
sticker on
the front
cover,
superficial
wear &
rubbing to
the covers
with minor
creasing.
"Enhance
the
realism of
your
layout
with:
Transistor
Throttles,
Working
Signals,
Lighting
&
Sound
Systems.”
£2.95 Wesolowski,
Wayne and Cay,
Mary
Model
Railroad
Structures
from A to
Z,
Carstens
Publications,
2nd
revised
printing
2009,
pp96.
First
published
1984.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
VG+.
Modelling
in wood,
cardstock,
paper,
plastic
and
plaster.
£5.95 Westcott, Linn HO Primer: Model Railroading for All, Kalmbach, 1976, pp78. Large Format Pb. Fair. Some wear & creasing to the covers, contents VG. A useful introduction to the somewhat different American approach to railway modelling. £2.95 Westcott, Linn HO Road That Grows, Kalmbach, 1976, pp65. Large Format Pb. Fair. Some wear to the covers, contents VG. An eight-step approach to constructing an American layout. £2.95 Westcott,
Linn H
How
to Build
Model
Railroad
Benchwork,
Kalmbach
Books, 2nd
edition
1996,
pp80.
Updated
by Rick
Selby.
Large
Format Pb.
VG-
with some
superficial
wear down
the spine
of the
covers.
Linn
Westcott
describes
how model
railway
baseboards
are
constructed
in North
America.
As always
there are
significant
differences
between
the
American
and
British
approaches
to railway
modelling.
£3.95 Wilson,
Jeff
The
Model
Railroader's
Guide to
Industries
along the
Tracks 2,
Kalmbach
Books,
2006,
pp88.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
Sections
on: Coal
Customers,
Milk and
Dairy
Traffic,
Breweries,
Paper,
Iron Ore,
and
Package
& LCL
Traffic.
£8.50 Wilson,
Jeff
The
Model
Railroader's
Guide to
Industries
along the
Tracks 3,
Kalmbach
Books,
2008,
pp88. Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
Sections
on:
Ethanol,
Cement,
Team
Tracks
&
Transloading,
Sugar
Beets,
Seasonal
Canning
Factories,
and
Trailers
&
Containers.
£8.50 Wilson,
Jeff
The
Model
Railroader's
Guide to
Industries
along the
Tracks 4,
Kalmbach
Books,
2010,
pp88.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
There
is a small
wear mark
on the
spine of
the cover.
Sections
on: Coal
Gas
Plants,
Salt
Mining,
Classic
Brickyards,
Quarries,
Lumber,
and
Waterfront
Operations.
£8.50 Wilson,
Jeff
The
Model
Railroader's
Guide to
Bridges,
Trestles
&
Tunnels,
Kalmbach
Books,
2005,
pp88.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
A
useful mix
of
prototype
and
modelling
information
with
sections
on: Bridge
Basics,
Culverts
and Beam
Bridges,
Trestles,
Plate-Girder
Bridges,
Truss
Bridges,
Stone and
Concrete
Bridges,
Movable
Bridges,
Highway
Bridges,
Abutments
&
Piers, and
Tunnel
Portals.
Well-illustrated
throughout.
£5.95 Wilson,
Jeff
The
Model
Railroader's
Guide to
Freight
Cars,
Kalmback
Books,
2005,
pp96.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG with
slight
wear to
the
covers.
With
sections
on:
Boxcars,
Tank cars,
Covered
Hoppers,
Refrigerator
Cars,
Hoppers
and
Gondolas,
Flatcars,
Intermodal
Equipment,
and Car
Components.
£18.50 Wilson,
Jeff
Detailing
Diesel
Locomotives,
Kalmbach
Publishing,
2007,
pp88.
Model
Railroader's
How-to-Guide.
Large
Format Pb.
VG-.
Crease
across the
lower back
corner of
the
covers.
Jeff
Wilson
shows you
how to
improve
the look
of your
diesels,
often with
very minor
additions
and
changes.
Includes
information
and tips
about:
Safely
removing
unrealistic
cast-on
details;
Adding
horns,
grap
irons,
hoses, and
more;
Painting
accurate
locomotive
liveries;
Modelling
a
well-used
locomotive
with
weathering
; and
Changing
trucks and
sideframes.
£12.50 Wilson,
Jeff
The
Model
Railroader's
Guide to
Diesel
Locomotives,
Kalmbach
Books,
2009,
pp88.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG- with
slight
rubbing to
the spine
of the
covers.
An
introduction
to
American
diesel
traction
aimed at
modellers
with
sections
on: Diesel
Locomotive
History,
How Diesel
Locomotive
Works,
Switchers,
Cab Units,
Early hood
Units,
Modern
Diesels.
There is
also an
appendix
listing
available
models in
both HO
and N
gauge.
£6.95 Wilson,
Jeff
The
Model
Railroader's
Guide to
Trackside
Structures,
Kalmbach
Books,
2011,
pp86.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG-
with
slight
wear to
the covers
at the
head of
the spine.
With
sections
on: Depots
&
Stations;
Passenger
Terminals;
Freight
Houses;
Interlocking
Towers;
Crossing
Shanties,
Towers
&
Gates;
Service
Structures;
Relay
Cases
&
Maintenance
Sheds;
Communication
Lines
&
Poles; and
Lineside
Signs.
£12.50 Wilson,
Jeff
Express,
Mail &
Merchandise
Service,
Kalmbach
Books,
2013,
pp96.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
With
sections
on:
History of
Express,
Merchandise
& Mail
Service;
Railroad
LCL
Service;
Railway
Express
Agency;
Head-End
Cars and
Merchandise
Equipment;
Depots,
Freight
Houses,
and
Transfer
Terminals;
Train
& Car
Operations;
and Moving
Mail by
Rail.
£8.50 Wilson,
Jeff
The
Model
Railroader's
Guide to
Grain,
Kalmbach
Books,
2015,
pp96.
Model
Railroader
Books.
Guide
to
Industries
Series.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
With
sections
on:
History of
the Grain
Industry,
Classic
Grain
Elevators,
Terminal
&
Modern
Collection
Elevators,
Mills
&
Processing
plants,
Boxcars
&
Grain
Doors,
Covered
Hopers,
and Grain
Train
Operations.
£6.95 Canadian Rail Car Pictorial Yaremko,
Richard
Canadian
Rail Car
Pictorial
Vol.1: 40
ft
Canadian
Pacific
Boxcars,
Prairie
Rail
Publishing,
1997,
pp40.
Large
landscape
format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Remains
of an old
price
sticker on
the front
cover.
Colour
illustrations
of
Canadian
Pacific
boxcars,
with
extended
captions.
£8.50 Yaremko,
Richard
Canadian
Rail Car
Pictorial
Vol.2: 40
ft
Canadian
National
Boxcars
[Part 1],
Prairie
Rail
Publishing,
1998,
pp40.
Large
landscape
format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Colour
illustrations
of
Canadian
National
Railway
boxcars,
with
extended
captions.
£8.50 Yaremko,
Richard
Canadian
Rail Car
Pictorial
Vol.2A: 40
ft
Canadian
National
Boxcars
Part 2,
Prairie
Rail
Publishing,
1998,
pp40.
Large
landscape
format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Further
colour
illustrations
of
Canadian
National
Railway
boxcars,
with
extended
captions.
£8.50 Yaremko,
Richard
Canadian
Rail Car
Pictorial
Vol.3: 50
ft, 60ft
and 86ft
Canadian
Pacific
Boxcars
Part 1,
Prairie
Rail
Publishing,
1998,
pp40.
Large
landscape
format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Old
price
sticker on
the front
cover.
Further
colour
illustrations
of
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
boxcars,
with
extended
captions.
£8.50 Yaremko,
Richard
Canadian
Rail Car
Pictorial
Vol.3A: 50
ft, 60ft
and 86ft
Canadian
Pacific
Boxcars
Part 2,
Prairie
Rail
Publishing,
1999,
pp40.
Large
landscape
format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Further
colour
illustrations
of
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
boxcars,
with
extended
captions.
£8.50 Yaremko,
Richard
Canadian
Rail Car
Pictorial
Vol.4: 50
ft, 60ft
and 86ft
Canadian
National
Boxcars,
Prairie
Rail
Publishing,
1999,
pp40.
Large
landscape
format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Further
colour
illustrations
of
Canadian
National
Railway
boxcars,
with
extended
captions.
£8.50 Yaremko,
Richard
Canadian
Rail Car
Pictorial
Vol.4A: 50
ft, 52ft,
60ft and
86ft
Canadian
National
Boxcars
Part 2, Prairie
Rail
Publishing,
1999,
pp40.
Large
landscape
format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Further
colour
illustrations
of
Canadian
National
Railway
boxcars,
with
extended
captions.
£8.50 Yaremko,
Richard
Canadian
Rail Car
Pictorial
Vol.5:
Canadian
Pacific
Stock
&
Refrigerator
Cars,
Prairie
Rail
Publishing,
2000,
pp40.
Large
landscape
format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Colour
illustrations
of
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
stock and
refrigerator
cars, with
extended
captions.
£8.50 Yaremko,
Richard
Canadian
Rail Car
Pictorial
Vol.7:
Canadian
Pacific
Covered
Hopper
Cars,
Prairie
Rail
Publishing,
2001,
pp52.
Large
landscape
format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Remains
of an old
price
sticker on
the front
cover. Colour
illustrations
of
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
covered
hopper
cars, with
extended
captions.
£8.50 Yaremko,
Richard
Canadian
Rail Car
Pictorial
Vol.10:
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
from
Piggyback
to
Intermodal,
Prairie
Rail
Publishing,
2003,
pp48.
Large
landscape
format.
Card
Covers.
VG.
Colour
illustrations
of
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
wagons
used for
piggyback
traffic
(entire
lorry
trailers)
and
container
traffic.
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