Hornby Book of Model Railways
1st Edition
Published on 5. February 2014
160 pages
978-1-84486-245-0 (ISBN)
Description
Hornby is a household name with a history that goes back over 80 years. This book looks at the Hornby range in depth, and shows how Hornby models can be used to build a model railway layout to suit the space available and all levels of modelling skill.
Now completely revised and updated, it is packed with hints and tips for easy layout building, scenic structure modelling, track laying and wiring and extra detailing, and provides ideas for working at the simplest level, including a layout for very young enthusiasts, through to the more experienced modeller. Extra sections relating to recent developments in the hobby are included, along with new photography, new layouts and recent additions to Hornby rolling stock and the Skaledale range.
Now completely revised and updated, it is packed with hints and tips for easy layout building, scenic structure modelling, track laying and wiring and extra detailing, and provides ideas for working at the simplest level, including a layout for very young enthusiasts, through to the more experienced modeller. Extra sections relating to recent developments in the hobby are included, along with new photography, new layouts and recent additions to Hornby rolling stock and the Skaledale range.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-84486-245-0 (9781844862450)
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Person
Chris Ellis has been a steam and model railway enthusiast since his school days. He has nearly fifty years of experience as a writer and editor, having started out in the early 1960s as editor of Airfix Magazine. In 1980 he founded Model Trains, which he continues to edit today as Model Trains International. He has also written numerous railway and scenic modelling books along with articles on military, aviation and transport subjects.
Content
- Cover
- Title page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Before you begin
- 2. The Hornby range
- 3. Building a layout
- 4. Scenics and structures
- 5. Locomotives and rolling stock
- 6. Control and operation
- 7. Practical layouts
- Appendix
- Index
- Copyright
