How to Build and Detail Model Railroads Scenes, Vol. 2

by Sassi, Lou

• ISBN13: 9780890246696
• ISBN10: 0890246696
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-30
• Publisher: Kalmbach Pub Co

Summary

This practical, photo-driven guide covers the principles and techniques of designing and constructing detailed, realistic model railroad scenes. More than 200 color photos show the building process from initial concept to final details. The various projects include structure, scenery, and detailing techniques for both urban and rural settings. It's the essential information modelers need to make a good layout look great!- Perfect for beginning and intermediate model railroaders- Written by Lou Sassi, "Model Railroader contributor and author of "Basic Scenery for Model Railroaders and "A Realistic HO Layout for Beginners- Supported by national advertising in "Model Railroader magazine

Author Biography

Lou Sassi has been a model railroader since his early teens in his hometown of Saratoga Springs, New York. He is the author of several Kalmbach books, including ôBasic Scenery for Model Railroaders, The Complete Photo Guideö and ôHow to Build & Detail Model Railroad Scenes.ö Lou's cartoons, articles, and photos have appeared in various publications for more than two decades. His home layout, The Boston & Maine West Hoosic Division, was featured in the July 1988 issue of Model Railroader, the 1996 and 1999 issues of Great Model Railroads, the Wm. K. Walthers product catalog, and Allen Keller's Model Railroads Video no. 23. Trained as a forestry technician, Lou has been a draftsman, surveyor, and is a retired school teacher.