Building What's in a Photo

by Model Railroader

Overview

Photos have inspired modelers throughout the hobby, and we've collected 14 projects by thirteen authors, including Lou Sassi, Paul Dolkos, M.R. Snell, Bernard Kempinski, Andrew Dodge, and John Ciesla. All of the authors have had their work featured in the pages of Model Railroader and its special issues. Their work here is new, or at least shown from a new perspective, and takes you step by step through the process of gathering information to planning to building scenes or models sparked by photographs. This book was inspired by Jerry Pinkepank's What's in a Photo feature in every issue of Classic Trains magazine. This group of modelers shares its gathered wisdom and skills to help you build models of the scenes that have inspired you. From the Civil War era to scenes of modern railroading, there's something in this book for almost everyone!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781627008785
Publication date:	03/31/2022
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.30(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Chapter 1 Building a wooden arched truss bridge Bernard Kempinski 4

Chapter 2 Build an interlocking scene John F. Ciesla 10

Chapter 3 Saving Peerless Tanning Lou Sassi 36

Chapter 4 Modeling where rail meets water Paul J. Dolkos 40

Chapter 5 Modeling an old station Alex Belida 48

Chapter 6 Backdrops bring a snowy scene to life Mark Dance 52

Chapter 7 Pop-up railcar scrapping M.R. Snell 62

Chapter 8 Filling in the background Dominic Bourgeois 76

Chapter 9 Building an offline customer James McNab 86

Chapter 10 Diamonds in the tracks Todd Hermann 98

Chapter 11 Building from inside out Ron Hoess 112

Chapter 12 Building Fisherman's Wharf Harvey Simon 116

Chapter 13 Scratch building a brass locomotive Andrew Dodge 126

Chapter 14 Engine no. 18 in Kingfield Lou Sassi 142