222 Tips for Building Model Railroad Structures By Dave Frary Soft Cover

Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: 222 Tips for Building Model Railroad Structures By Dave Frary Soft Cover 222 Tips for Building Model Railroad Structures By Dave Frary Soft Cover Copyright 1992 64 pages. Indexed. CONTENTS Introduction 2 1. Getting started with the right tools4 Where to find products 10 2. Tricks with kit instructions 11 3. Working with wood and paper13 4. Plastic structure tricks and kitbashing21 5. Tips for using metal castings24 6. Techniques for plaster buildings26 7. Roofing ideas31 8. Painting techniques38 9. Weathering techniques and formulas44 10. About adhesives51 11. Tips on detailing 54 Index 64 Introduction THIS BOOK IS a collection of my favorite structure-building tips and modeling techniques, techniques developed during more than 30 years of craftsman kit building. Some of the tips will help you as you start a modeling project; others will help you through complicated building steps. And many others provide painting, finishing, and detailing techniques to help you show off all your hard work to best advantage. GETTING STARTED WITH CRAFTSMAN KITS Plastic kits can provide every nut and bolt - even simulated wood grain - but they can't provide the invisible item that comes in the box with most craftsman kits: real modeling satisfaction. That's exactly what craftsman kits are about. If you're reading this book you've probably already sampled craftsman-type kits. If you haven't, these slightly more complex kits will open a whole new world of modeling pleasure for you. There's a lot of gratification in taking a box full of wood sticks, metal or plastic castings, cardboard, and sundry other materials and assembling them into an attractive model - one that won't fit back in the box! Even if you don't have the space (or the urge) to build a layout right now, you can have a lot of fun and "bank time," by building a closet full of craftsman structures, saving them until the day when you can plunk them down on your layout. YOUR FIRST CRAFTSMAN STRUCTURE The first craftsman kit you build shouldn't be your largest or most expensive. Instead, choose a small project, and if you're in the mood for advice, choose the smallest Campbell kit that you like. The reason for this is the instructions. Campbell instructions have been among the best craftsman kit directions for as long as I can remember. They will get you going and keep you going with out undue beginner frustration. After you've completed a simple Campbell kit move on to a bigger project, one that will continue building your confidence and introduce you to more advanced construction and finishing techniques. Every craftsman kit will teach you new techniques - soon you'll be a pro, making up and refining your own techniques as you continue to build. Before long, I'll be reading your book! JUST A LITTLE MODELING PHILOSOPHY As you build more and more craftsman-type kits you'll develop a personal set of rules to apply to all your structures. Everybody has a different philosophy, just as everyone builds kits differently. The rules I follow result from a desire to build complete scenes that capture the look and feel of prototype scenes: Often my models are more caricature than board-by-board copies of the real thing. My nine rules are: ODon't be afraid to depart from the instructions when you've got a good reason to do so Model only what you can see Don't spend time on interior detail except window curtains and shades OStructure models don't have to be exact Think of your models in terms of the scenes they will be part of, not as individual buildings Don't worry if everything doesn't turn out perfect ODon't use same set of techniques on every structure (3 Weather everything (but not the same way) Above all, try to capture the flavor of the structure and its surroundings. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK I've organized and indexed this book so it can serve as your general kit-building reference. It's a tool to help you build models better, and that means it's not meant to be read from cover to cover like a novel. Instead, it's a book for thumbing and browsing and ready reference. For example, if you're starting a wood kit with plastic doors and windows and the instructions tell you to paint the windows first, look up "Window and door castings" and "Painting plastic" in the index, and see if you can use some of my techniques to make the job easier. I hope you enjoy this book - and I hope you'll use it to have more fun building structures. All pictures are of the actual item. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges Postage rates quoted are for shipments to the US only. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and then ebay ships them to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. 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