Techniques for adding realism to a layout of any size or scale.
One of model railroading's best-known scenery modelers offers techniques for adding realism to a layout of any size or scale. This third edition of one of Kalmbach's top-sellers will attract modelers with contemporary images of diesel locomotives and urban settings, plus updates to Dave's trademark scenery “recipes.” Hundreds of photographs bring the techniques to life and make it easy for modelers to get started quickly.
• Includes new chapters on Western scenery and desert modeling, and city scenery and urban settings
• Ideal for beginning, intermediate, and advanced modelers planning a layout
Contents:
Dedication and acknowledgments 4 Introduction 5 Chapter 1: Planning your scenery 7 Chapter 2: Building scenic forms 13 Chapter 3: Basic colors, textures, and adhesives 31 Chapter 4: Rocks and rubble 41 Chapter 5: Finishing: texture 59 Chapter 6: Trees and foliage 69 Chapter 7: Modeling water 86 Chapter 8: Backdrops and background scenery 98 Chapter 9: Foreground scenery 112 Chapter 10: Modeling the changing seasons 126 Chapter 11: Ballasting track 134 Chapter 12: Rejuvenating old scenery 138 List of products, manufacturers, and suppliers 142 Index 144