The Hornby Book of Scenic Railway Modelling
By Chris Ellis
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Any model railway layout can be enhanced with the effective use of scenery and accessories, from buildings and vehicles to foliage and other landscape features. The Hornby Book of Scenic Railway Modelling is a complete guide to creating detailed, realistic settings for your model locomotives and rolling stock. Chris Ellis examines the range of ready-made scenic accessories available to modellers, including the extensive Hornby scenics range, incorporating both Skaledale and Lyddle End products. In addition he explains how to adapt and weather such accessories, and also how to make your own scenic structures. Rolling hills, trackside buildings and even lakes and rivers can all be created in miniature using a variety of materials, whether bought from modelling shops or creatively utilising 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, canyons, waterfalls etc, incorporating civil engineering (tunnels, bridges and retaining walls) and adapting Skaledale and other accessories for use in personal dioramas. A useful appendix also contains details of popular suppliers, useful reference works and other research sources.
Product details
Published: 07/06/2010
Length: 176pages
Illustration note: 250 photographs 50 diagrams
ISBN: 9781844861125
Dimensions: 210 x 190
