Category Focus: Model Railway Books Focus: pulling the disparate model railway topics together
Category Focus:
Model Railway Books
Focus: pulling the disparate model railway topics together
Author Pages of interest (publications by model engineers) Terry B. Aspin Ian Beattie Anthony Beaumont Trevor Booth Tubal Cain Martin Evans Henry Greenly Martin Evans K.N. Harris L.B.S.C, a.k.a "Curly" Lawrence Andrew Smith Ernest A. Steel H. E. White Category Pages of interest (publications by model engineers) Gears Milling Machines & Lathes Model Engineering-catalogues (e.g. model engineering shop catalogues) Model Railway Books on Ebay Model Railway Building Model Railways-Planbooks Percival Marshall Publications (well known for their mechanical, engineering & model engineering focus) Stationary Steam Engines
Key Titles For the Model Locomotive Builder & Operator [alphabetical order] 0-8-0 Caribou Switcher, "Caribou" in 3.5 in gauge (and "Buffalo", a 2-8-0, a consolidation), by Martin Evans Architectural Modelling in 4mm Scale by Dave Rowe (1983) Baseboard Basics and Making Tracks (1.The Building of Platt Lane) by Trevor Booth) BR [British Railways] Locomotives to Scale [4mm to 1 ft] by Ian Beattie British Rail Main-Line Diesels: Revised and Enlarged Edition by S. W. Stevens-Stratten & R. S. Carter (drawings) Building the 'OCLE' Open Column Launch Engine by Andrew Smith [suitable for beginners] Bearing Design & Fitting by "Duplex" [Duplex were a team of two, known to be Ian Bradley and Norman Hallows] Creating The Scenic Landscape (2.The Building of Platt Lane) by Trevor Booth Historic Carriage Drawings in 4mm Scale: Vol 1. LMS and LNER by David Jenkinson & Nick Campling Historic Locomotive Drawings in 4mm Scale by F.J.Roche Historic Wagon Drawings in 4mm Scale by F.J. Roche Layouts for Limited Spaces: Choice, Design, Construction, Operation by Nigel Adams (1996) Locomotive and Rolling-Stock Construction (3. The Building of Platt Lane) by Trevor Booth (1995) L.M.S.R Locomotives to Scale [4mm to 1 ft] by Ian Beattie Maintenance & Management of Small Locomotives (H.E White) Manual of Model Locomotive Building, by Martin Evans Miniature Landscape Modelling by John H. Ahern (1951 & later eds.) Model Boilers & Boilermaking by K.N.Harris Model Engineering by Martin Evans (1977-gives overview of model engineering) Modelling 4mm. Scale Rolling Stock by Michael Longridge (1948) Modelling the Steam Age Railway by C. J. Freezer (1990) Model Locomotive Boilers by Martin Evans The Model Locomotive From Scratch by B. Terry Aspin[suitable for beginners] Model Locomotive Valve Gears by Martin Evans Model Railway Constructor Planbook 2:BR Mainline Diesels in 4mm Scale Model Railway Constructor Planbook 3:BR Electric Locomotives in 4mm Scale Model Stationary and Marine Steam Engines by K.N. Harris Model Steam Turbines: How to Design and Build Them By H. H. Harrison Painting and Lining Models by R. C. Rogers Pacific Steam by Martin Evans Rob Roy. How to Build a Simple 3.5 in gauge 0-6-0 tank locomotive based on the dockyard engines of the Old Caledonian Railway by Martin Evans Simple Model Locomotive Building introducing LBSC's TICH by Martin Evans Southern Locomotives to Scale [4mm to 1 ft] by Ian Beattie Walschaerts' Valve Gear by Henry Greenly; Revised by Ernest A. Steel
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