Model Railroading - Making a Start in N Gauge Railway Modelling
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Paperback Book Details
- Paperback
- 192 Pages
- Released: December 15, 2013
- Originally Released: 2013
- Publisher: The Crowood Press UK
Authors:
| Author: | Richard Bardsley |
Product Description:
N gauge is the most rapidly expanding of all the model railway formats and if you want to take advantage of its huge potential, then Making a Start in N Gauge Railway Modeling is the book for you. The author explains exactly what N gauge is, its history, its advantages and some of its possible disadvantages. He begins with a train set and progresses through choosing a prototype and designing a layout, to a practical demonstration of how to build a baseboard, and designs for open-topped baseboards and fiddle yards. This reference book also includes sections that:
- Tell you all you need to know about the different tract products that are available and the differences between sectional and flexible track.
- Provide detailed, yet easily understandable, descriptions of how to lay track, cut it to size, join it, and connect it between baseboards.
- Explain the terminology of turnouts and the different ways to operate them.
- Explore the differences between DC and DCC control, and how to get power to the track.
- Consider wiring for turnouts and isolation sections.
- Discuss all the types of ballasting and presents comprehensive advice on how to apply and fix loose ballast.
- Examine ready-to-run rolling stock available in N gauge as well as kit building and conversion of locomotives to DCC.