Here is a book that is no longer in publication. This one is a fantastic resource for anyone, any scale, who is ready to plan your model railroad empire.
Planning Your Model Railroad is a new book by Tony Koester that tells modelers everything they ll want to consider before starting a layout. This conversational, idea-driven book shows modelers their options when planning a layout. It expansively covers key topics including: Choosing a railroad and scale, finding prototypes that match modeler interest, and narrowing focus to make efficient decisions.
The book includes:
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Strengths and weaknesses of various scales
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Choosing an era
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Freelancing vs. modceling specific railroads
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Advantages of various benchwork
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How operations indluence layout design
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Adjusting the level of detail to the size of the layout
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96 pages