Build Big and Small Industries for Your Model Railroad

by Model Railroader Magazine (Editor)

Overview

Every model railroad needs industries to keep trains rolling, and Build Big and Small Industries for your Model Railroad provides inspiration and how-to instructions for adding many types of businesses to your layout. Each chapter is a hands-on project, taken from the pages of Model Railroader magazine. Featured industries include a brewery, lumber yard, propane distributor, asphalt terminal, iron ore loader, and more! The rail-served industries represent all regions of the country, covering periods from the steam era through today. In this book, you'll find information on: How to simulate large industries in small spaces Building structures with styrene, wood, and many other materials Combining multiple kits to create new structures Painting and weathering structures and details Basic scratchbuilding methods Using prototype photos to re-create realistic models

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781627006866
Publisher:	Kalmbach Publishing Company, Books Division
Publication date:	04/26/2019
Sales rank:	530,976
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Build a cold-storage warehouse 4

Chapter 2 Kitbash an iron ore loader 12

Chapter 3 Kitbash a freezer manufacturing plant 18

Chapter 4 Build an oil dealer in a small space 24

Chapter 5 Model a bulk transfer facility 30

Chapter 6 Kitbash a split warehouse 34

Chapter 7 Modeling a cement plant from photos 38

Chapter 8 Build a wholesale grocery warehouse 45

Chapter 9 Scratchbuild an old-time factory 48

Chapter 10 Modena propane bulk dealer 54

Chapter 11 Kitbash a soybean processing plant 60

Chapter 12 Scratchbuild a bentonite (clay) processing plant 68

Chapter 13 Build a modern oil-recycling plant 77

Chapter 14 Build an asphalt transfer terminal 87

Chapter 15 Model a modern lumber yard 92

Chapter 16 Pack large industries into limited spaces 98

Chapter 17 Kitbash a brewery complex 102