The Hornby book of Scenic Railway Modelling is a companion book to the Hornby book of Model Railways and goes into much more detail of how to make your layout work for you. One of the most rewarding aspects of railway modelling is creating a world in miniature for your trains to run in. This book details a range of simple but effective techniques and useful tips and tricks for making scenic landscapes from the Age of Steam through to the modern day.

Contents

Chapter 1 Scenic planning
Chapter 2 Before you begin
Chapter 3 Keeping it simple
Chapter 4 Backscenes
Chapter 5 Hills, contours and terrain
Chapter 6 Texturing and vegetation
Chapter 7 Modelling water
Chapter 8 Rocky surfaces
Chapter 9 Tunnels and bridges
Chapter 10 Building and details
Chapter 11 Practical project

UKP 15.00
ISBN 978 1 84486 112 5
205 x 225mm
160 pages full colour
Paperback with flaps

About the author: Chris Ellis has been a model railway enthusiast since his school days over 50 years ago, and like many others at the time he started with a Hornby tinplate clockwork 0 gauge trainset, He has been a magazine writer since the early 1960s, starting out as editor of Airfix magazine. In 1980 he was the founding editor of Model Trains; he still edits it today, as the renamed Model Trains International. He has also written many books including Practical Model Railways, Starting in Model Railways and most recently The Hornby book of Model Railways as well as other books and articles on military and aviation subjects.

The Hornby book of Scenic Railway Modelling