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Extra Narrow Gauge Junction: Being a Collection of 60 Columns from the Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette

Extra Narrow Gauge Junction: Being a Collection of 60 Columns from the Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette

by Dick Andrews

Benchmark Publications. Hardcover. New. Charming stories about narrow gauge, with an emphasis on Maine 2-foot railroads by a writer who actually rode on some of them. The book is a great tribute to Dick Andrews and to the inspiration and counsel that he provided to us younger guys for close to 50 years - and a great read. A comprehensive index makes topics easy to find. Benchmark Publications, hardcover, 232 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., color covers.
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A$93.15
Scenery Techniques for Toy Trains

Scenery Techniques for Toy Trains

by Peter H. Riddle

Kalmbach Publishing. Softcover. New. This book includes a variety of techniques for constructing many types of scenery that improve the look of a layout. It also features tips for laying track and wiring accessories. Contents: Introduction, pp. 4-5, Foam tabletops and track laying, pp. 6-12, Foam scenery basics, pp. 13-18, Scenery for vertical surfaces, pp. 19-26, Sidewalks, houses and hatches, pp. 27-39, Ponds, water and below-grade scenery, pp. 40-43, Adding city scenery, pp. 44-60, Using animation,... Read more about this item
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A$17.30
Model Aircraft Tips and Techniques: An Illustrated Guide

Model Aircraft Tips and Techniques: An Illustrated Guide

by Mike Ashley

Kalmbach Publishing. Softcover. New. Working with resin, white metal and photo etched parts. Scratchbuilding and detailing tips. Finishing techniques. Using detail sets. Simple display bases. Kalmbach Publishing, softcover, 112 pages, 8.25 x 10.75 x .25 in., mostly B&W with some Color photographs.
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A$17.30
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, September 1970: Vol. 39, No. 4

Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, September 1970: Vol. 39, No. 4

by Carstens, Harold H. (Editor) / Schopp, William (Editor)

Ramsey, New Jersey: Model Craftsman Publishing. Very Good. 1970. First Edition: First Printing. Magazine. 66 pages: 8 x 11 in.: 0.8: Vol. 39.04: KB#013301: September 1970. Magazine is complete (fully page checked; beware of Sellers who don't say this), but edges/corners of covers are worn. Otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Original Price 50c. Magazine has New Back Board and Bag. Also is mailed with heavy... Read more about this item
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A$33.18
Complete Layout Plans: Fifth Enlarged Edition

Complete Layout Plans: Fifth Enlarged Edition

by Hal Carstens and Bill Schopp

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. If you like modeling the prototype but you have limited space, this book is for you. It covers basics of getting a lot of track into a small area through the use of loops and switches. The following section details how you can apply these ideas to prototype modeling, using several short lines as examples. Most layouts are designed for O and S scales using sectional track and table-top space. Diagrams also show how track can be arranged for two train operation.... Read more about this item
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A$9.40
Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 11

Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 11

by various authors

RP CYC Publishing. Softcover. New. Contents: Six Pullman Lightweight Passenger Cars, by Pat Wider. Presented in Volume 11 are four selected groups of Pullman lightweight streamline passenger cars, two of which had specific variations to make six unique arrangements. The four main groups discussed include selected Pullman-Standard 10-5, Pullman-Standard 6-6-4, Pullman-Standard 4-4-2, and Budd 10-6 sleeping cars. The prototype versions match, to an extent, HO-scale models available from Walthers. But by... Read more about this item
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A$41.00
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, November 1980: Vol. 49, No. 6

Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, November 1980: Vol. 49, No. 6

by Carstens, Harold H. (Editor) / Koester, J. Anthony (Editor)

Newton, New Jersey: Carstens Publications. Very Good. 1980. First Edition: First Printing. Magazine. 154 pages: 8 x 11 in.: 1: Vol. 49.06: KB#011698: Nov. 1980. Magazine is complete (fully page checked; beware of Sellers who don't say this), but edges/corners of covers are worn. Otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Original Price $1.50. Magazine has New Back Board and Bag. Also is mailed with heavy cardboard on... Read more about this item
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A$33.18
Passenger Cars Volume 2: Streamline Cars

Passenger Cars Volume 2: Streamline Cars

by Hal Carstens

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. Plans include Baggage cars, Baggage-Dorm., Baggage-Mail, Railway Post Offices, Coaches, Dome cars, Parlor, Gallery Commuter coaches, Sleepers, Dining cars, and Observation cars from many railroads including the ATSF, SP, CB&Q, Rock Island, NP, Milwaukee Road, NYC, PRR, UP, the Golden Rocket (complete train) and Amtrak Horizon cars. 77 plans and many B&W photographs with captions. These plans have been taken from past articles in Railroad Model Craftsman and are... Read more about this item
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A$36.26
Model Railroader Magazine, April 1959: Vol. 26, No. 4

Model Railroader Magazine, April 1959: Vol. 26, No. 4

by Larson, Paul E. (Editor)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: A. C. Kalmbach. Very Good. 1959. First Edition: First Printing. Magazine. 74 pages: 8.25 x 11.25 in.: 1: Vol. 26.04: KB#012877: April 1959. Magazine is complete (fully page checked; beware of Sellers who don't say this), but edges/corners of covers are worn. Otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Original Price of 50c. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Magazine has New Back Board and Bag. Also is mailed with heavy cardboard on... Read more about this item
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A$33.18
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, November 1971: Vol. 40, No. 6

Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, November 1971: Vol. 40, No. 6

by Carstens, Harold H. (Editor) / Schopp, William (Editor)

Ramsey, New Jersey: Model Craftsman. Very Good. 1971. First Edition: First Printing. Magazine. 74 pages: 8 x 11 in.: 0.8: Vol. 40.06: KB#011682: Nov. 1971. Magazine is complete (fully page checked; beware of Sellers who don't say this), but edges/corners of covers are worn. Otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Original Price 60c. Magazine has New Back Board and Bag. Also is mailed with heavy cardboard on front and... Read more about this item
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A$33.18
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, June 1980: Vol. 49, No. 1

Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, June 1980: Vol. 49, No. 1

by Carstens, Harold H. (Editor) / Koester, J. Anthony (Editor)

Newton, New Jersey: Carstens Publications. Very Good. 1980. First Edition: First Printing. Magazine. 126 pages: 8 x 11 in.: 1: Vol. 49.01: KB#013370: June 1980. Magazine is complete (fully page checked; beware of Sellers who don't say this), but edges/corners of covers are worn. Otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Original Price $1.50. Magazine has New Back Board and Bag. Also is mailed with heavy cardboard on... Read more about this item
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A$33.18
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, February 1975: Vol. 43, No. 9

Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, February 1975: Vol. 43, No. 9

by Carstens, Harold H. (Editor) / Koester, J. Anthony (Editor)

Fredon, New Jersey: Carstens Publications. Very Good. 1975. First Edition: First Printing. Magazine. 90 pages: 8 x 11 in.: 0.8: Vol. 43.09: KB#013321: February 1975. Magazine is complete (fully page checked; beware of Sellers who don't say this), but edges/corners of covers are worn. Otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Original Price 75c. Magazine has New Back Board and Bag. Also is mailed with heavy cardboard on... Read more about this item
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A$33.18
Railroad Modeler Magazine, April 1972: Vol. 2, No. 4

Railroad Modeler Magazine, April 1972: Vol. 2, No. 4

by Dunning, Denis (Editor)

Canoga Park, California: Challenge Publications. Very Good. 1972. First Edition: First Printing. Magazine. 66 pages: 8 x 11 in.: 1: Vol. 2.04: KB#011837: April 1972. Magazine is complete (fully page checked; beware of Sellers who don't say this), but edges/corners of covers are worn. Otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Magazine has New Back Board and Bag. Also is mailed with heavy cardboard on front and back... Read more about this item
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A$33.18
Basic and Advanced Tips and Techniques for Styrene Modeling

Basic and Advanced Tips and Techniques for Styrene Modeling

by Bob Hayden

Evergreen Styrene. Softcover. New. Tools-Adhesives-Scratch building-Kit-bashing-Conversions-Detailing-Airbrushing-Decals-Weathering Ch. 1: The Case for Styrene, 40 Years Later!, pp. 3-5, Ch. 2: Equipping the Styrene Workshop, pp. 6-11, Ch. 3: Working with Styrene Sheet and Strip, pp. 12-17, Ch. 4: Scratch building Basic Boxes, pp. 18-26, Ch. 5: Working with Styrene Kits, pp. 27-32, Ch. 6: Kit bashing and Conversions, pp. 33-44, Ch. 7: Detailing Techniques, pp. 45-56, Ch. 8: Basic Painting and... Read more about this item
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A$23.62
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, January 1983: Vol. 51, No. 8

Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, January 1983: Vol. 51, No. 8

by Carstens, Harold H. (Editor) / Schaumburg, William C. (Editor)

Newton, New Jersey: Carstens Publications. Very Good. 1983. First Edition: First Printing. Magazine. 154 pages: 8 x 11 in.: 1: Vol. 51.08: KB#011705: Jan. 1983. Magazine is complete (fully page checked; beware of Sellers who don't say this), but edges/corners of covers are worn. Otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Original Price $1.75. Magazine has New Back Board and Bag. Also is mailed with heavy cardboard on... Read more about this item
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A$33.18
Modeling Airliners

Modeling Airliners

by Aaron Skinner

Kalmbach Publishing, 2012. Softcover. New. Modeling Airliners involves specific skills and techniques. Commercial airplanes are bright, bold, and colorful. Painting and applying decals are especially important techniques to master when completing these flying billboards. FineScale Modeler associate editor Aaron Skinner takes you through the steps needed to construct and finish airliner models. Contents: Building Airliners is Fun, pp. 4-7, Construction, pp. 8-19, Painting, pp. 20-33, Applying Decals,... Read more about this item
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A$18.88
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, May 1978: Vol. 46, No. 12

Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, May 1978: Vol. 46, No. 12

by Carstens, Harold H. (Editor) / Koester, J. Anthony (Editor)

Fredon, New Jersey: Carstens Publications. Very Good. 1978. First Edition: First Printing. Magazine. 106 pages: 8 x 11 in.: 1: Vol. 46.12: KB#013353: May 1978. Magazine is complete (fully page checked; beware of Sellers who don't say this), but edges/corners of covers are worn. Otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Original Price $1.00. Magazine has New Back Board and Bag. Also is mailed with heavy cardboard on... Read more about this item
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A$33.18
Steel Rails and Silver Dreams: A History of the Dolly Varden Mines

Steel Rails and Silver Dreams: A History of the Dolly Varden Mines

by Darryl E. Muralt

Benchmark Publications. Hardcover. New. This is the story of the Dolly Varden Mine and the Dolly Varden Mines Railway, 18 miles of improbable narrow gauge iron reaching north from the little community of Alice Arm to this rich silver property, now a legend in the annals of mining in British Columbia. In the years between 1916 and 1922, the Dolly Varden Mine was both the brightest hope and the greatest disappointment of the mining industry of Northwest Canada. Benchmark Publications, hardcover with dust... Read more about this item
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A$80.51
Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, December 1951: Vol. 20, No. 7

Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine, December 1951: Vol. 20, No. 7

by Penn, Charles A. (Editor) / Hertz, Louis H. (Editor)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Model Craftsman. Very Good. 1951. First Edition: First Printing. Magazine. 50 pages: 8 x 11 in.: 0.8: Vol. 20.07: KB#011609: Dec. 1951. Magazine is complete (fully page checked; beware of Sellers who don't say this), but edges/corners of covers are worn. Otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Original Price 35c. Magazine has New Back Board and Bag. Also is mailed with heavy cardboard on... Read more about this item
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A$33.18
Get Started in Toy Trains

Get Started in Toy Trains

by Classic Toy Trains Magazine

Kalmbach Publishing. Softcover. New. Get Started in Toy Trains provides information on how to start building a layout. Includes tips on operation, two-train wiring, and track. Contents: 10 tips to a better layout, pp. 3-5, Choosing a track system, pp. 6-7, Tubular track tips, pp. 8-10, Designing for operation, pp. 11-13, Two-train wiring, pp. 14-16, Simple, no-fuss scenery, pg. 17, Old dog, new tracks, pp. 18-19, Kalmbach Publishing, softcover, 20 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., color and B&W... Read more about this item
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A$7.82
The Pacific Coast Railway: Central California's Premier Narrow Gauge

The Pacific Coast Railway: Central California's Premier Narrow Gauge

by Kenneth E. Wescott and Curtiss H. Johnson

Benchmark Publications. Hardcover. New. Benchmark Publications, hardcover with dust jacket, 296 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., B&W photographs and illustrations. This book tells the story of the 3-foot-gauge Pacific Coast Railway. For some 66 years this line ran from the deep-water harbor at Port Harford (later Port San Luis) on the Central California coast, north through San Luis Obispo, and then south to the sleepy little town of Los Olivos. This book is an excellent reference work about... Read more about this item
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A$96.31
The Degulbeef & Cradding Railroad (English)

The Degulbeef & Cradding Railroad (English)

by Alexander Zelkin

Benchmark Publications. Hardcover. New. The Degulbeef & Cradding Railroad is a fictitious US Pacific Northwest mining and logging system in the Roaring Twenties. With humor and wittiness, outstanding model railroader Alexander Zelkin tells about his layout, and his own life as well, while sharing with other model railroaders his techniques, in thirty lavishly illustrated tutorials. Included is a 20-minute DVD, presented are with jesting spirit and fun, the particularities of such an achievement, as... Read more about this item
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A$118.43
Traction Planbook Second Edition

Traction Planbook Second Edition

by Edited by Hal Carstens

Carstens Publications. Softcover. New. Packed with plans and photographs: single truckers, city cars, Birney's, Master Units, PCC's interurbans, non-revenue, locos, rapid transit, etc. Carstens Publications, softcover, 98 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., B&W photographs and illustrations. Publisher: Carstens Publications title now sold by White River Productions.
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A$7.82
A Compendium of Model Railroad Operations: From Design to Implementation

A Compendium of Model Railroad Operations: From Design to Implementation

by various authors

Operations Special Interest Group. Hardcover. New. This book helps the model railroader understand how prototype railroads do the job they were built to do - pickup and deliver freight and passengers. As a railroad engineer, I enjoyed reading a different take on what I do for a living. With illustrations and precise definitions this is a great book. All model railroaders, whether expert or beginner, will find a wealth of useful information in the Operations Special Interest Group's second publication,... Read more about this item
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A$80.51
Railroad Modeler Magazine, March 1975: Vol. 5, No. 3

Railroad Modeler Magazine, March 1975: Vol. 5, No. 3

by Dunning, Denis (Editor)

Canoga Park, California: Challenge Publications. Very Good. 1975. First Edition: First Printing. Magazine. 82 pages: 8 x 11 in.: 1: Vol. 5.03: KB#011856: March 1975. Magazine is complete (fully page checked; beware of Sellers who don't say this), but edges/corners of covers are worn. Otherwise, covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Magazine has New Back Board and Bag. Also is mailed with heavy cardboard on front and back... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$33.18
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