The Structure Handbook for Model Railroaders

White River Productions, softcover, 98 pages, standard landscape book 10 x 8 in., Color photographs and text.

By Stephen M. Priest

After collecting all that rolling stock over the years, it's time to build a layout and add those structures! The author is an MMR (master model railroader) and the photos are high-quality printed on quality paper.

I especially like the HO scale model of the M-K-T depot at Boonville, Missouri which is a Spanish-style structure. There are many good ideas here. Structures are a key part of your model railroad, providing visual interest as well as backdrop for your layout.

The Structure Handbook for Model Railroaders offers modelers new skills, tips, and tricks that can be applied to the construction, finishing, and placement of structures in any scale.

Contents:

• Introduction, 5-9, Tools and Materials, pp. 10–19, Planning and purchasing, pp. 20–25, Basic Construction, pp. 26–31, Advanced Construction, pp. 32–43, Kitbashing and Kit-mingling, pp. 44–47, Scratchbuilding, pp. 48–59, Signs and Detail Parts, pp. 60–73, Modeling the Interior, pp. 74–77, Painting and Weathering, pp. 78–83, Lighting, pp. 84–89, Planting the Structure, pp. 90–91, Photographic Structures, pp. 92–98.