new book series he’s written on doing prototype modeling by
example. Bob covers the thinking you need to go through if you
want to do a prototype-based railroad well, and then he provides
several layouts as examples, discussing the hows and whys of each
prototype-based layout.
Building an HO steam locomo-
tive in brass and styrene:
René
Gourley has an eBook he did on
scratchbuilding an HO steam
loco, and he’s updated it with
newmaterial and is having us
publish it. René goes step-by-step
through the construction process,
and we think you’ll find this book
to have many useful tips for any
steam loco construction project
you may wish to undertake.
Early wood frame and stone/
masonry structures:
Pat Harriman, an MMR and architect, has
developed 86 structure plans and made them available for
publication. We’ll be publishing them in an eBook series we’re
working on now. You can also find a layout visit with Pat on
TrainMasters TV at:
Other eBook titles coming:
The eBooks listed above should be com-
ing throughout the fall, with a number of other eBooks planned for
2015. The eBook titles planned for 2015 include:
All about the Railway Express Agency
by Victor Roseman
Make it run like a dream
(series) by Joe Fugate
Railroad Explorer #42, 43, and 44
edited by Mike Confalone
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