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Any model railway layout can be enhanced with the effective use of scenery and accessories. Chris Ellis examines the range of ready-made scenic accessories available to modellers,and also explains how to make your own scenic structures. Tips and techniques for adapting and weathering such accessories are included, along with clear step-by-step instructions that explain how to create rolling hills, trackside buildings and even lakes and rivers from a variety of materials, whether bought from modelling shops or using discarded product packaging. The book's sections include: planning backdrops and scenic settings; building basic terrain; painting backgrounds and creating the illusion of distance and perspective; texturing vegetation, foliage and trees; modelling water; depicting rocky surfaces such as cliffs, scree and waterfalls; incorporating civil engineering (tunnels and bridges) and adapting Skaledale and other accessories for use in personal dioramas. A useful appendix also contains details of popular modelling materials, stockists and suppliers, useful reference works and other research sources.
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Chris Ellis has been a steam and model railway enthusiast since his school days. He has nearly fifty years of experience as a writer and editor, having started out in the early 1960s as editor of Airfix Magazine. In 1980 he founded Model Trains, which he continues to edit today as Model Trains International. Chris Ellis has also written numerous railway and scenic modelling books along with articles on miltary, aviation and transport subjects.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Hornby Book of Scenic Railway Modelling a must-have, obviously according to Hornby. Being a novice at model railwaying, I had asked Santa for this as a Christmas present. Bless the old chap's heart because he duly obliged and filled my stocking. This book, coupled with the Hornby Book of Model Railways (New Edition) seemed like this was all I needed to become a brilliant modeller. Yes there are some tips and ideas in both books but I couldn't help feeling that they were both a bit dated. Not fully disappointed but I felt that there could have been a lot more for what was not the cheapest book on the shelf. I don't think I will be recommending these two to any prospective modellers. There are a lot more comprehensive books out there and certainly a lot of them considerably cheaper.
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Format:Paperback
I found Scenic Railway Modelling to be a very interesting book with lots of helpful hints and illustrations for everyone who takes up this hobby.
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This book gives very good advice on how to create a realistic model railway and how to do it simply & easily.
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