Modelling Goods Trains, Goods Sheds and Yards in the steam era

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Modelling Goods Trains, Goods Sheds and Yards in the steam era
This wide-ranging book, written by an experienced railway modeller, demonstrates how, with a little patience, you can produce accurate and realistic models of goods trains, sheds and yards. It presents detailed step-by-step projects and covers basic card-kit building, ‘kit bashing’ and scratch building. Written in an easily understandable style, this fascinating work is aimed at all those railway modellers who wish to authentically replicate the way goods were moved and handled on Britain’s railways during the steam era.

Covers the simple tools and materials that are required
Packed with information about steam-era goods workings and how to recreate them on a layout
Shows the reader how a typical goods yard operated and how it was constructed
Demonstrates how to detail, improve, modify and achieve the best results from card kits
Examines the growing appeal of ‘download’ kits
Shows the modeller how to improve the appearance and reliability of goods rolling stock
Contains many money-saving suggestions and is consistently cost-conscious throughout