
Building a Layout
Jim Barrett(Author)
OGR Publishing, Inc.
Published on 13. January 2023
978-1-7361500-5-4 (ISBN)
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Jim Barrett was O Gauge Railroading magazine's "Backshop Foreman" for more than twenty years. In his columns, Jim provided his expertise to modeler railroaders all over the world to help them solve their problems, fix their trains, and build their layouts. This book chronicles the building of Jim's personal layout, which was truly a work of art. There are lots of great ideas for building a model train layout in this book.
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Language
English
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381,50 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-7361500-5-4 (9781736150054)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
CHAPTER 1 - Where Do I Start?, CHAPTER 2 - Adding a Backdrop, CHAPTER 3 - Credible Clouds, CHAPTER 4 - The Benchwork, CHAPTER 5 - Making Hinged Sections, CHAPTER 6 - Laying Roadbed and Track, CHAPTER 7 - Run Around the Furnace, CHAPTER 8 - A Removable River Gorge, CHAPTER 9 - Foamcore: Your Layout Building Buddy, CHAPTER 10 - The Big Valley, CHAPTER 11 - Make a Right-of-Way Clearance Gauge, CHAPTER 12 - Dress Up Your Tunnel Entrances, CHAPTER 13 - Tunnels & Tricks with Mirrors, CHAPTER 14 - Working on Main Street, CHAPTER 15 - What's In A Backdrop?, CHAPTER 16 - Grade Crossings on Curves, CHAPTER 17 - It's In The Details, CHAPTER 18 - Appearance Upgrades for Old Favorites, CHAPTER 19 - A Facelift for the Horse Corral, CHAPTER 20 - Reliable Remote Uncoupling, CHAPTER 21 - Creating Scenery Access Ports, CHAPTER 22 - A Trestle Trick, CHAPTER 23 - Electrical Break-Aways, CHAPTER 24 - Bench Testing Trackside Accessories, CHAPTER 25 - Building the Trestle, Part 1, CHAPTER 26 - Finishing the Trestle, CHAPTER 27 - Adding a Bridge to the Trestle, CHAPTER 28 - Recycling Mountains, CHAPTER 29 - Planning for Realistic Operations, CHAPTER 30 - Connecting Two Levels, CHAPTER 31 - A Wooden Railroad Overpass, CHAPTER 32 - Making Good Looking Guardrails, CHAPTER 33 - Making Old and Neglected Rail Sidings, CHAPTER 34 - Hiding a Track Scenery Joint, CHAPTER 35 - Making Short Work of a Long Rock Wall, CHAPTER 36 - Making a Removable Rock Wall, CHAPTER 37 - Sneaky Switch Beacons, CHAPTER 38 - Installing Lighted Switch Stands, CHAPTER 39 - Aging the Right-of-Way, CHAPTER 40 - In-The-Floor Wire-Ways, CHAPTER 41 - Keep It Simple: The Lowly Wire Nut, CHAPTER 42 - Keeping Things Clean, CHAPTER 43 - As Seen in a Different Light, CHAPTER 44 - Control Layout Lighting with an AIU, CHAPTER 45 - The Lessons I've Learned
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