Making Rural Buildings for Model Railways

by David Wright

This invaluable, well-illustrated book is essential reading for all those who are interested in developing their modelling skills and creating realistic models of country houses, cottages and farm buildings for their railway layouts. The author encourages and inspires the reader and, moreover, emphasizes that railway modellers can achieve their objectives without purchasing expensive materials  All the materials recommended in the book are either recycled or can be obtained quite cheaply.

Topics covered include:
The materials and equipment required to build models
Modelling methods and construction techniques
Painting, weathering and finishing
Creating a sympathetic setting for your models
Improving kits and 'off-the-shelf' models.

The author presents in detail three differenct rural, scratch-built projects and, in a separate appendix, provides a color reference guide, thus enabling the modeller to apply the correct colors and shades in order to create authentic and convincing-looking model buildings.

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 22, 2013

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

David Wright (1955-) is a drawer, painter and model maker specialising in creating model railways and showcase models.

Reviews

[Ron de Lemos · Rating 2 out of 5]

Content was good but there were a number of unclear paras presumably in traSlating to digital. l

The author explained the steps and actions clearly in words and pictures
a nd showed the results of the actions and final outcome