Beginners Guide to Toy Train Collecting and Operating

Beginners Guide to Toy Train Collecting and Operating

By J. Grams

softcover, 95 pages

With this book you can start your own collection of toy trains - and build a gleaming layout for them - just like the one you saw in your neighbor's basement or storefront window. Beginner's Guide to Toy Train Collecting and Operatingtells you what you need to know: how to start and add to a collection of toy trains, how much to pay for a train, how to restore one, how to display trains attractively, and how to build an operating toy train layout.

This book includes detailed chapters on:

• Determining value and price
• Buying, selling, and trading trains
• Collectors and collections
• Storage and display
• Cleaning and restoring trains
• Planning and building a layout
• Laying and wiring track
• Adding scenery