Offers easy-to-follow techniques for installing sturdy trackwork, fitting the roadbed, laying track, and finishing with lineside details.

From Model Railroader magazine, these simple layout designs are ideal for beginners. Features full-color plans and construction techniques for HO and N scale starter layouts.

Featuring more than 30 projects from the experts found in Model Railroader magazine, this book focuses on laying and weathering track and creating the realistic lineside details that are found alongside it.

Step-by-step instructions and illustrations take the mystery out of constructing benchwork. Covers the materials and tools for making benchwork for any layout.

The easily buildable track plans in Starter Track Plans for Model Railroaders are perfect for beginners and small spaces. This mix of HO and N scale track plans from the pages of Model Railroader magazine, the most trusted name in modeling, emphasizes accessibility, versatility, and interesting operation. Order your copy today to get started on the track to success!

Includes unique track plans that apply to nearly every scale. Learn how to convert plans to different scales, gain tips on building from a plan, and choose the plan best suited to your space.

Covers freight and passenger operations, route design, and contemporary railroading operations. The step-by-step design techniques and operation-oriented track plans also make it easy to create your own realistic model railroad.