Model railway layout design
In Modelling Scotland’s Railways, Ian Futers has provided an excellent guide to recreating the railways of Scotland in miniature. I’ve admired Ian’s modelling for many years ever since seeing his 4mm ex North British layouts at the annual Newcastle MRS…
Scottish Layout Projects more plans, ideas and inspiration from Ian Futers. Ian provides another good selection of modelling projects, covering locations from all over Scotland and into the English borders. The book is split into two parts, the first titled…
This is a great book for anyone starting out or resuming model railways. I’ve been a fan of Brian Lambert’s website for a good while and The Newcomers Guide to Model Railways doesn’t disappoint. It is easy to read and deals with…
Realistic Railway Modelling; Layout Design by Iain Rice is the first in a new series of books from Haynes and is a follow up to his previous work for the same publisher ‘Railway Modelling: The Realistic Way’. Model railway layout…
“Railway Modelling The Realistic Way” by Iain Rice is the best all round railway modelling book published for many years. It is a beautifully illustrated, 352-page, ‘reader friendly’ guide to the complexities, sophistication, and excitement of every aspect of railway…
50 Ways to a Better-Looking Layout brings many new detailing projects from Jeff Wilson, plus favorites from the pages of Model Railroader, help you add the finishing touches to your layouts and create a higher level of interest and realism.…
The late Cyril Freezer produced First Steps in Railway Modelling over 25 years ago. Cyrils’s son Nick has worked with Bachmann to completely update the book. The 1988 original, as would be expected from the former editor of the Railway…
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…
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…
Model Railways the Easy Way by Peter Marriott is book 5 in the British Railway Modelling Series of books and provides a good practical guide to building compact layouts. A great book for the beginner and intermediate modeller