by David Wright (Author)
This comprehensive book is aimed at all those railway modellers who wish to create a realistic model of a branch line. First of all it examines the origins, developments and future of branch lines in Britain and then provides useful insights into how to select a suitable branch line to model. It discusses in detail how to create scenic realism and an appropriate setting for the model, with reference to the landscape, the infrastructure, the lineside and the use of authentic colour. Detailed information about a selection of several real, and some fictitious, branch lines are presented in order to inspire the modeller and help him to select a suitable subject to lovingly recreate. Finally, track plans and superb drawings of the whole scene are shown which provides the modeller with a visual intepretation of what the completed model should look like.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 192
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
Published: 24 Aug 2015
ISBN 10: 1785000195
ISBN 13: 9781785000195
Book Overview: Features and reviews in MRC Bulletin, Model Rail, Model Railway Journal and Railway Modeller magazines. Reviews in British Railway Modelling, Engineering in Miniature and Model Engineer magazines.