Modelling Scenery the Kirtley way is another first class title from Peter Smith. Peter Smith is a full time architectural model maker and a master of his craft. In Modelling Scenery the Kirtley Way he shares many of his skills…
David Ratcliffe has produced an excellent reference book for modellers of the rail blue and sectorisation periods. Freight Train Formations is a well produced volume detailing trains from the mid 1970’s up to the early 1990’s. There are lots of…
Launched in 1964, with the XP64 rake of Class 48 and coaches, the era of Rail Blue was to dominate Britain’s main-line railways for almost two decades until the sectorisation of the 1980s. By the end of steam in August…
BR air braked wagons in colour is compiled by David Ratcliffe, an expert on wagon subject. This new guide complements his previous volumes in the British Railway Pictorial series on Private Owner Wagons and International Train Ferry Wagons. Aimed at…
British Railways Steam Locomotives 1948 – 1968 is a hugely detailed work by Hugh Longworth, covering the subject comprehensively. This is a superb book, and although a little pricey, it’s worth it as definitive reference for all steam locos in the…
Hugh Longworth has produced the definitive guide to BR Mark 1 and Mark 2 Coaching Stock. If you have an interest in BR railway coaches this book will be a must for you. Hugh Longworth has spent a lot of time…
Bridges for Modellers by L. V. Wood provides an excellent resource for modellers on the subject of bridge architecture. Bridges for Modellers is not a how to guide for building a model bridge, rather a guide to the detailed construction…
Train Shunting and Marshalling for the modeller by Bob Essery is an absolute must have for anyone wanting to operate a model railway in a prototypical way. Bob Essery will need no introduction to most experienced railway modellers, and he…
George Dent returns with the second book in his kit building series. Locomotive kit building remains the best route to achieving a varied range of motive power in most scales but it also retains a mystique, being associated with expert modellers…
Making Urban Buildings for Model Railways by David Wright is aimed at all those modellers who wish to create a model railway set in an urban landscape. Great words from a master of his craft. Easy to read and easy to…