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Great Reference Book
Fantastic reference guide for all Lionel Post War Accessories.The pictures are great and include almost all listed accessories and their different variations. The stories behind the accessories are veryinformative and add significant enjoyment for the collector. ... Read more

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If you're looking for layouts . . .
If you're a model train expert and are looking for additional layouts, this is the book for you.If you are novice looking for more information, save this one to your wish list for a future purchase.It does a good job of telling you what track and scenary pieces you need to build the layouts, but assumes that you know how to wire them. ... Read more

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A "Must Have" Book for the Novice and the Experience Modeler
Beginners Guide to N Scale Model Railroading has everything you will need to know to get started. It's all here...planning, benchwork, trackwork, scenery, electrical wiring as well as color photos of small and large layouts. This book ncludes a listing of the tools you will need, a list of suppliers and organizations, illustrations of the different locomotives, servicing and repairing your engines, choosing couplers, lingo you will need to know, and there's even an N scale ruler printed in the margin, plus much, much more! I purchased the first edition of this book over twenty-five years ago and literally wore it out. I now have this edition which has been extensively revised and updated. You won't find any outdated or confusing information here. Beginners Guide to N Scale Model Railroading will more than pay for itself and will serve you for years to come. It's the one book you will want to have at hand as your model railroad progresses. ... Read more

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Some Really Clever Ideas
This is not a book of theory. It is instead a collection of 21 specific projects that have appeared in Model Railroader Magazine. Some deal with animation and some deal with lighting. One deals with sound. What they all have in common are that they are relatively simple, that they are very clever and that any of them will go a long way towards sprucing up a model layout. For me, the price was worthwhile just to learn some clever tricks even if I never use them myself.
A Good Book for Railroad Modelers
This book compiles some of the articles that have been published in Model Railroader magazine over the years. Great ideas for any railroad modeler seeking to make his railroad more realistic. Nice photos. ... Read more

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Additional information would be nice
Although I am not as critical as the previous reviewers, I do agree that this book could use additional information. I would suggest that potential buyers read the editorial review VERY carefully. If it doesn't say that something is in the book, don't assume that it is there. The only part of the ed. review that I disagree with is the first sentence. The review also states that it is for intermediate modelers so I would suggest beginners look to other books for the information they seek. Waste of money.
I was very disappointed in this publication.I expected some workable plans for a small space (4x8).That is why I chose N scale.Most of the plans are for very unrealistic layouts on much larger tables.

Here's a book of track layouts without plans or value.
This book is seriuosly flawed; for it gives the reader none of the planning details necessary to build, operate or maintain an N scale model railroad. (Even the ones in the book !!)What are the realistic curves for60' box cars, a 4-6-6-4, or dome streamliner cars?Where are the powerfeeds, realistic block divisions, or decouplers?What are the switchdimensions, what is a "no. 4 turnout", what' a no. 6, what's thespacing for a ladder??Three or four pages of technical data would havemade this a useful publication for plans.Model Railroader, which usuallyproduces good to excellent books, did a very poor job with this one.Ifyour a beginner in the hobby, you will get better information from two orthree issues of Model Railroader, itself. ... Read more

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perfect beginner book
this book covers trees, snow, water very well. this is a must have if your are planning to build a model scenery (not only railroad, but also dioramas and model landscapes).
Not so new, not so special...
I had expected to have this book for quite some time, and was quite surprised when I read it.Far from being a tremendous amount of "new" scenery tips, it only offered SOME good pieces of advice for modeling special features like snow or ocean beaches.Otherwise, it lists techniques that have been used for years now for making trees and other mountains (actually other techniques not listed here give far better results)...No, nothing really new and a bitter taste when I closed the book.Overall printing quality is great as can be expected from Kalmbach Publishing, but for those of you that have read Model Railroader magazine for 4 years or more, the purchase is not necessary...Do I sound disappointed?I am indeed! ... Read more

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A Good Start
It is one thing to be interested in getting started on a model railroad and it is quite a different thing to actually know what to do. Anyone can take a basic train set and add some more track to it but such an unorganized approach soon leads to an unwieldy and expensive mess that will probably not be very enjoyable. This book goes a long way in remedying that problem.
Great Insparation
Good book for anyone to that is just starting on model railroading, even a the more advanced railroader would find some of the topics covered usefull

Very Informative
This book has just about everything a beginner need to become familiar with the hobby of model railroading.It has everything from choosing the correct scale and gague, to how to maintain a well-tuned railroad, to thescenery of your layout.I am sure that as I grow in the hobby, this bookwill be used time and again as a wonderful quick reference of how to dojust about everything in the hobby. ... Read more

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Excellent, but ...
The 6th edition is much improved over previous editions, especially with more and clearer pictures.It does have two faults -- almost nothing on pre-war American Flyer accessories (neither did previous editions) and seems to have left out Marx 3/16 scale tinplate cars, a very popular catagory, and which was included in previous editions.

A 'must' for any avid train collector
For the first time in full color, the updated 6th edition of O'Brien's Collecting Toy Trains pairs photos of the leading brands with listings of collectible pieces and their values. Over a thousand such photos provide visual reference to updated prices of over 6,000 train listings, organized handily by maker name for quick reference. David Doyle is a renowned toy expert who has produced catalogs of Lionel trains before: O'Brien's Collecting Toy Trains expands to other makers, includes color sidebars of data and information, and is a 'must' for any avid train collector.
O'Briens Collecting Toy Trains
This book is worth 10 times the money,It has valuable pictures and price guides for various makes and models.It also has accessories with price guide. I would recomend this book to anyone who collects model trains. ... Read more

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