Workshop Tips & Projects For Model Railroaders
- Tools and adhesives
- Put together a basic tool kit. Jim Hediger
- Select tools that bend, grip, and cut. Terry Thompson
- Get a grip on glues and adhesives. Jim Hediger
- Glue structures using braces and jigs. Cody Grivno
- Track and wiring
- Ballast track easily. Cody Grivno
- Work with curved thrnouts. Jim Hediger
- Use magnetic couplers. Andy Sperandeo
- Tune up turnouts. Jim Hediger
- Use connectors for easier layout wiring. Jim Hediger
- Wire a layout for two-train operation. Neil Besougloff
- Shape and install spike-head feeders. Andy Sperandeo
- Solder wire and track feeders. Jim Hediger
- Structures
- Scratchbuild a station from drawings. Cody Grivno
- Make simple hoses. Cody Grivno
- Model a weather-beaten structure. Cody Grivno
- Put a big industry in a small space. Cody Grivno
- Glaze windows with adhesive. Cody Grivno
- Cast your own wall sections. Andy Sperandeo
- Cut door and window openings. Cody Grivno
- Kitbash large modular structures. Jim Hediger
- Locomotives and freight cars
- Perform rolling stock checkups. Jim Hediger
- Service locomotives. Jim Hediger
- Open handrail holes with reamers. Cody Grivno
- Remove and replace molded details. Cody Grivno
- Install a distinctive nose bell. Jim Hediger
- Clean locomotive wheels. Cody Grivno
- Repair and paint acetal handrails. Cody Grivno
- Scenery
- Add mounting pins to fence sections. Cody Grivno
- Make a forest of puff-ball trees. Neil Besougloff and David Popp
- Uncover the basics of ground cover. Cody Grivno
- Create a quiet grade crossing. Cody Grivno
- Cast rocks in place. Cody Grivno
- Add gravel parking lots and roads. Cody Grivno
- Model water with two-part resin. Cody Grivno
- Build a ballasted-deck bridge. Cody Grivno
- Install modern car-stopping devices. Cody Grivno
- Painting and decaling
- Learn the basics of airbrushing. Cody Grivno
- Loosen paint jar caps. Cody Grivno
- Airbrush models with acrylic paint. Cody Grivno
- Paint yellow boxcars. Cody Grivno
- Tint turn signals and taillights. Cody Grivno
- Detail with different brands of decals. Cody Grivno
- Model patch out freight cars. Cody Grivno
- Weathering
- Weather and string line poles. Cody Grivno
- Create hard-working diesel locomotives. Cody Grivno
- Re-letter and weather steam engines. Cody Grivno
- Make couplers look realistic. Cody Grivno
- Produce great ghost lettering. Cody Grivno
- Add grime with an airbrush. Cody Grivno
- Apply washes with artist's oils. Cody Grivno
- Weather with powdered pastels. Cody Grivno
- Simulate rust with makeup applicators. Cody Grivno
- Drybrush different weathering effects. Cody Grivno
Made In: United States
Product Condition: New
Product Type: Book > Softcover Book
Author(s): Cody Grivno
Number of Pages: 111
