If you are taking their first steps towards making your own model buildings Scratch Built Buildings from Paul Bason will be very informative. The book has easy to follow, step by step instructions that are well illustrated with pictures. There are…
Lineside Buildings by Paul Bason is part of the British Railway Modelling series of books and is generally a good primer to the model buildings commonly used by railway modellers. The book has a few drawbacks and needs updating, the…
Road Vehicles for Model Railways by Ian Morton is the third title in the”Aspects of Modelling” series and deals with rarely covered subject matter well. Ian Morton provides useful information about scale, relevance, operation and much more. The book offers railway…
Scenery by J Hobden in the ‘Aspects of Modelling’ series will give modellers of all abilities, and particularly beginners, all the necessary skills and abilities to perfect one of the most important and satisfying aspects of a model railway layout,…
Following on from Scenery this volume in the ‘Aspects of Modelling’ series looks deeper into the railway infrastructure and outlines Lineside buildings. Nigel Digby uncovers step by step instructions on the construction of some of the lineside buildings which feature…
Track Layouts from Anthony New is aimed at the builder of larger layouts. Its also a great read for fans of the ex GWR as around 60% of the book is devoted to layout designs based around GWR prototypes. As…
Just Like The Real Thing tells the story of how Pete Waterman and a team of dedicated modellers have built one of the most impressive model railway layouts in the UK.Pete Waterman covers all aspects of building the model of…
Nigel Burkin has produced a very well written book which is full of ideas and inspiration. Modern Wagons in 4mm Scale Making the Best of Ready to Run Models is very readable and will become well thumbed and an essential reference…
Locomotive and layout maintenance is an important part of railway modelling, and Nigel Burkin shares his extensive experience in a subject that is little understood by many modellers.Those new to the hobby or returning after a long absence will find…
This book is primarily intended for Iain Rice’s US readership, but still has much to offer British modellers. Shelf layouts for model railroads contains a number of schemes designed for both HO and N scale following US prototype practice. A most…