Books from Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

  • Art Bead Jewelry: Seasons in Glass
    By Karen Leonardo

    Secondary colors include orange, green, and violet. They are produced when equal amounts of primary colors are mixed together. For example, blue and yellow make green. Tertiary colors include red-orange, blue-green, red-violet, ...

  • Guide to Narrow Gauge Modeling
    By Tony Koester

    Ryan Grant is building an HOn3 edition of a portion of Colorado's spectacular Florence & Cripple Creek, 16, centered around Victor. β€œIt was originally the marshalling yard for the Cripple Creek gold-mining district,” Ryan reported.

  • Designing & Building Multi-Deck Model Railroads: How to Get More Out of Your Space
    By Tony Koester

    Stock pens Freight house Fourth Subdivision staging (to St. Louis) Yard office Oil tank Steel water tower Ogle steel coal dock Inspection pit 691⁄ 2 " Duck-under access A A 1x3 wall MILW interchange Foundation wall Air space 3⁄4" ...

  • Planning Scenery for Your Model Railroad: How to Use Nature for Modeling Realism
    By Tony Koester

    6-14 Peter Ross used Woodland Scenics static grass flock in Noch's Grass-Master to apply not one Peter Ross but two layers of grass, as he explained in May 2006 MR. 6-15 Micro-Mark makes a U-shaped tool that's handy for inserting ...

  • Guide to North American Railroad Hot Spots
    By J. David Ingles

    71 WAGONER OKLAHOMA Site : Wagoner , Oklahoma Nearest City : Muskogee ( 15 miles south ; Tulsa ( 45 miles northwest ) . Location : Oklahoma E - 18 ( Rand McNally Atlas ) Directions : From Muskogee , go 15 miles north on U.S. Highway 69 ...

  • Building a Model Railroad Step by Step
    By David Popp

    "In this book, you'll learn how to choose a scale, work with available space, add sound and action with DCC decoders, plan for realistic operation, create detailed scenery, and make your railroad run right"--Cover, p. 4.

  • The Classic Layout Designs of John Armstrong: A Compilation of Ideas and Commentary from the Dean of Custom Layout Designers
    By John H. Armstrong

    R Frogs insulated Whart See insert 20 DENVER CARCROSS LAKE TAGISH GLACIER 10 OC Wood swing bridge Snowshed SKAGWAY ... WHITEHORSE 12 Hinged leaf to clear automobile Steel bridge DEAD HORSE GULCH Dimensions White Pass & Yukon Drawn in 0 ...

  • How to Design and Build Your Garden Railroad
    By Jack Verducci

    A Except in areas that suffer from frost heave , full , sweeping curve adds a lot to the these stakes can stay in the ground forever , unless they need to be removed to make way beauty of a railroad . Use as much room for a bridge or ...

  • Great Toy Train Layouts
    By Roger Carp

    An accomplished electrician , Terry wired the vast network of switches and signals and helped design the state - of - the - art control panel . In addition , he deserves credit for many of the neat finishing touches to the scenery .

  • Inspired Wire: Learn to Twist, Jig, Bend, Hammer, and Wrap Wire for the Prettiest Jewelry Ever
    By Cynthia B. Wuller

    Be a live wire at the next party--with stunning wire jewelry * More than twenty beautiful projects * Comprehensive basics section with how-to photos * Earrings, necklaces, and bracelets; all presented in skill-building progression Wire ...

  • The Model Railroader's Guide to Locomotive Servicing Terminals: Modeling Servicing Facilities & Operations on Any Layout
    By Martin J. McGuirk

    1814 Vio C : ' ompared to their steam - era counterparts , a modern diesel locomotive shop and terminal are pretty basic . Although it's possible to have a diesel terminal modified from an existing steam terminal , my model terminal ...

  • Command Control for Toy Trains
    By Neil Besougloff

    This book serves as a valuable resource for toy train operators who are turning to command control systems.

  • Greenberg's Guide to Lionel Trains, 1901-1942: O and OO gauges (2nd ed., c2001)
    By Bruce C. Greenberg

    FOREWORD How to Find Your Train The first question is how to find your train . Fortunately , most Lionel trains have numbers on their sides and some have numbers on their ends or undersides . These numbers are almost always the Lionel ...

  • Small, Smart & Practical Track Plans
    By Iain Rice

    living - room layouts can be attractive additions to the The methods of design and construction employed for home ... there prints are a little less obvious : The " teardrop , " the " hot seems little point in making a small layout a ...

  • Realistic Model Railroad Design: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Creating a Unique Operating Layout
    By Tony Koester

    Your Step-By-Step Guide to Creating a Unique Operating Layout Tony Koester ... Other small plans operators may ensue , money , space , and experience course or two of blocks to were featured in Iain Rice's distracting everyone and do ...

  • Mid-Sized and Manageable Track Plans
    By Iain Rice

    they a small space , but the idea of building a larger layout by still need space for their own domestic and hobby ... consider designing a number of smaller layouts that , passing up on a part of the area may actually be a wise while ...

  • Compact Layout Design
    By Iain Rice

    Author Iain Rice presents the material in a practical, conversational tone and aids understanding with his beautiful hand-drawn track plans. The book provides ideas and inspiration to efficiently plan for people, trains, and space.

  • 48 Top-Notch Track Plans
    By Bob Hayden

    So , I think the BTR is very proTH HIS track plan for a 5 x 9 - foot HO little scenery . ... To when designing a small layout is to elimialready built railroad and reflect his or her have room for lots of buildings , some other nate the ...

  • N Scale Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby
    By Martin McGuirk

    There have been numerous advances in N scale railroading since the first edition of this book, and the author addresses them all, from track to train control.

  • N Scale Model Railroad That Grows: Step-By-Step Instructions for Building Your First N Scale Layout
    By Kent Wood, Ric LaBan

    Build an expandable N scale railroad in a few easy steps. Includes instructions on constructing framework, laying track, building scenery, and assembling structures.