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MRL Montana Mainline Part 2...Helena to Sandpoint

MRL Montana Mainline Part 2...Helena to Sandpoint

£22.00

In MRL Montana Mainline Part 2, we return to Helena in the dead of winter as trains prepare to do battle with Mullan Pass. A strong Canadian storm system slammed into the Rockies sending the mercury below zero while a quintet of MRL's EMD SD70ACe's put on a fantastic show shoving heavy trains to the summit. This is a mountain railroading at its best with 2.2% grades, numerous curves and high trestles.

Shot in January and July of 2011, you will see the MRL taking on Mullan Pass in all types of weather as it climbs to the continental divide at Blossburg via the famous Mullan Tunnel. The action doesn't stop there, as trains race west along the 3rd, 4th and 10th subdivisions through the fantastic scenery that is the hallmark of Montana. Catch trains as they follow the course of the Clark Fork River and scale high above the treetops on Evaro Hill. Our tour concludes as we head west through the Bitterroot Mountains along the banks of the Clark Fork to Sandpoint, Idaho where MRL joins BNSF's busy "Funnel."

A great variety of trains run over the line including coal, grain, mixed manifests and MRL's daily gas train. From perfect sunny skies, through thunderstorms and winter's arctic chill, this is a trip to MRL country you won't soon forget! Raw horsepower and beautiful scenery combine again for two great hours of entertainment. by 7idea Productions 2 Hours 4 mins * colour * narration * Features narration on/off * Widescreen
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The Pokey - Elkhorn Grade

The Pokey - Elkhorn Grade

£20.00

Norfolk Southern’s Pocahontas District recently had clearances raised for double stacks as part of the Heartland Project. Elkhorn grade between Bluefield and Iaeger is the steepest part of the Pokey, giving even NS’s latest SD70ACe’s a workout with heavy coal trains as they wind through the valleys and through the small towns of West Virginia. This is helper country, with two to three units pushing heavy trains up the grades. by Highball Productions

105 mins * colour * narration * Features narration on/off

Regular Price £ 21.00 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 26TH FEB £20.00
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RAILS & THE MOTHER ROAD

RAILS & THE MOTHER ROAD

£21.00

- A Route 66 Rail Adventure

Well, this one's a bit different. Elrond Lawrence's book "Route 66 Railway" convinced me that I should go take a look and see what was left of Route 66's artifacts.

Disc 1 takes a look at California, from San Bernardino, over Cajon, through Victorville to Barstow, and across the Mojave to Needles and the bridge at Topok.

Disc 2 takes a look at Arizona, from Kingman Canyon to Flagstaff and on to Canyon Diablo, Winslow, Holbrook and the the NM border at Lupton. In addition to the trains, you'll see neon, abandoned gas stations, tourist traps and restored depots.

by Highball Productions 3 Hours 2 DVD Set * colour * narration * Widescreen


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Union Pacific’s Clinchfield Challenge

Union Pacific’s Clinchfield Challenge

£15.00

Union Pacific Challenger 3985 made its first-ever venture east of the Mississippi River in November 1992 when it traveled off line onto CSX rails. This historic event was prompted by the 50th running of the Santa Claus Special, a tradition of the former Clinchfield Railroad that was being carried on by Clinchfield successor CSX. Each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Santa and his helpers would ride the special train, tossing candy and gifts to the children of the coal mining towns that lined the route from Shelbiana, Kentucky to Kinsgport, Tennessee.

At one time the Clinchfield Railroad owned six of the big Challenger engines and used them to haul Appalachian coal. It seemed appropriate then for UP and CSX to work jointly to bring a Challenger back onto Clinchfield rails again. Before that could happen, the 3985 would have to undergo a name and numbering change. Leaving UP rails in Memphis, Tennessee, the Challenger traveled to Huntington, West Virginia, where it was converted to ÏClinchfield 676.Ó After leading the Santa Claus Special, ÏClinchfield 676Ó ran an employee special out of Kingsport. The 4-6-6-4 is a sight to behold as it works up through the twisting, rugged Appalachian Mountains. The sound of the steam whistle echoing through the hollows will take you back in time, and the small coal mining towns that dot the route will remind you of another era in American railroading. All the excitement of big Clinchfield steam is here for you to savor and enjoy!

by Pentrex 120 mins * colour * narration Ref S166

Regular Price £ 22.00 SPECIAL OFFER £15.00
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Rotaries, Avalanche on the Mountain

Rotaries, Avalanche on the Mountain

£22.00

It’s called 'the Hero' and has been exercising super-hero powers for more than a century. It’s the railroad’s final line of defense against savage Sierra winters. The Rotary snow plow slept dormant in it’s comfortable lair in the railyards since 1998 until Mother Nature herself summoned the monster into action in March, 2011. Watch the Rotaries massive power as it clears the 'Sierra Cement' just in time to save a rail crew caught in an avalanche!
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MRL Montana Mainline Part 2...Helena to Sandpoint

MRL Montana Mainline Part 2...Helena to Sandpoint

£21.00

In MRL Montana Mainline Part 2, we return to Helena in the dead of winter as trains prepare to do battle with Mullan Pass. A strong Canadian storm system slammed into the Rockies sending the mercury below zero while a quintet of MRL's EMD SD70ACe's put on a fantastic show shoving heavy trains to the summit. This is a mountain railroading at its best with 2.2% grades, numerous curves and high trestles.

Shot in January and July of 2011, you will see the MRL taking on Mullan Pass in all types of weather as it climbs to the continental divide at Blossburg via the famous Mullan Tunnel. The action doesn't stop there, as trains race west along the 3rd, 4th and 10th subdivisions through the fantastic scenery that is the hallmark of Montana. Catch trains as they follow the course of the Clark Fork River and scale high above the treetops on Evaro Hill. Our tour concludes as we head west through the Bitterroot Mountains along the banks of the Clark Fork to Sandpoint, Idaho where MRL joins BNSF's busy "Funnel."

A great variety of trains run over the line including coal, grain, mixed manifests and MRL's daily gas train. From perfect sunny skies, through thunderstorms and winter's arctic chill, this is a trip to MRL country you won't soon forget! Raw horsepower and beautiful scenery combine again for two great hours of entertainment. by 7idea Productions 2 Hours 4 mins * colour * narration * Features narration on/off * Widescreen


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Point of Rocks Hot Spots

Point of Rocks Hot Spots

£20.00

CSX’s Metropolitan Sub to Washington and the Old Main Line to Baltimore diverge at Point of Rocks, Maryland. MARC commuter trains use the station, and Amtrak’s Capitol Limited passes through daily. CSX runs locals, manifests, coal trains, autoracks and intermodals. We also take a look at Harpers Ferry, with it’s big bridge over the confluence of the Shenandaoh and Potomac rivers.

by Highball Productions 100 mins * colour * narration * Features narration on/off

Regular Price £ 21.00 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 26TH FEB £20.00
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Rotaries, Avalanche on the Mountain

Rotaries, Avalanche on the Mountain

£20.00

It’s called 'the Hero' and has been exercising super-hero powers for more than a century. It’s the railroad’s final line of defense against savage Sierra winters. The Rotary snow plow slept dormant in it’s comfortable lair in the railyards since 1998 until Mother Nature herself summoned the monster into action in March, 2011. Watch the Rotaries massive power as it clears the 'Sierra Cement' just in time to save a rail crew caught in an avalanche!

Regular Price £ 21.00 NEW RELEASE OFFER UNTIL 26TH FEB £20.00
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Model Railroad Planning 2012

Model Railroad Planning 2012

£6.00

Use the innovative design ideas in Model Railroad Planning 2012 to get your layout plans off to a great start! Discover 11 buildable HO, N, and O scale track plans, practical advice, construction tips, and inspiring features that include:

* Andy Sperandeo’s multi-level 40’ square Santa Fe main line over torturous Cajon Pass

* New techniques for planning trackside structures using digital photos

* A novel double-mushroom design modeling the spectacular Canadian Pacific in British Columbia

* Achieving greater visual depth and space with open-sided structures

Model Railroad Planning 2012 also includes an exclusive BONUS PLANNING BOOKLET!
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2012 Carstens On30 Annual

2012 Carstens On30 Annual

£14.50

Tony Koester

You've waited all year for it... The 2012 Carstens On30 Annual! Now in our seventh year of publication and featuring 116 pages of exclusive On30 model railroading content. We have everything you have come to expect from the On30 Annual, including gorgeous layout tours, in-depth construction features, and practical historical features. Building is fundamental to On30 and this year’s Annual is packed with great projects. Peter Reisiger takes us step by step through building Evanoff Pattern & Foundry. But that’s not all! Bill Iwan builds a heavy duty On30 flatcar, Jim Schulz and Dave Wingrove provide two fun railbus builds, Sam Swanson shows us how to spruce up commercial turnouts, Bob Bennett builds a waterfront, Al Sohl hides the edge of his layout and expands his yard with a mirror/bridge combo and Gil Flores shares his Mack wrecker and shows us a great technique for rusty metal. And that’s just a partial listing!

The Annual is known for great layouts and the 2012 issue is not exception. We are pleased to present for the first time in print the fabulous Cranberry Wharf by Danish modeler Troels Kirk. This layout is the talk of the internet, but wait until you see the rich beautiful photos in print. But we don’t stop there! You’ll also find Steve Austin’s Elkhorn Timber & Iron which can be visited during the 2013 NMRA National in Atlanta, and Chris Comport’s latest profession layout build, the Crown Valley District Ry. & Monarch Mining Railroad and professional structure builder Dennis Dunning shares his home layout.

Like plans to build from? Who doesn’t! We are happy to give the On30 modeler several detailed drawings this year. How about the entire business district of Sundance, Wyoming? Vic Worthington gives us the block of great false front buildings. And Chris Lane has an On30-sized water tank based on the D&RGW tanks at Villa Grove and Jacks Cabin.

Finally, did we mention layouts? Yes we did, but we understand that not everyone has space for room -sized monsters. That’s OK, because we have you covered there too. Buzz Allen’s diorama is a contest winner, yet is only 2 foot by 4 foot. Likewise, Lowell Ross’ Soggy Bottom Mining Company is super-detailed in a compact 14 inches by 6 foot, yet like Buzz’s, can be incorporated into a larger layout someday. We even have a micro layout from Tad Dowdy that could fit on a hat!
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2012 Carstens On30 Annual

2012 Carstens On30 Annual

Ref: On302012


Price: £14.50

Tony Koester

You've waited all year for it... The 2012 Carstens On30 Annual! Now in our seventh year of publication and featuring 116 pages of exclusive On30 model railroading content. We have everything you have come to expect from the On30 Annual, including gorgeous layout tours, in-depth construction features, and practical historical features. Building is fundamental to On30 and this year’s Annual is packed with great projects. Peter Reisiger takes us step by step through building Evanoff Pattern & Foundry. But that’s not all! Bill Iwan builds a heavy duty On30 flatcar, Jim Schulz and Dave Wingrove provide two fun railbus builds, Sam Swanson shows us how to spruce up commercial turnouts, Bob Bennett builds a waterfront, Al Sohl hides the edge of his layout and expands his yard with a mirror/bridge combo and Gil Flores shares his Mack wrecker and shows us a great technique for rusty metal. And that’s just a partial listing!

The Annual is known for great layouts and the 2012 issue is not exception. We are pleased to present for the first time in print the fabulous Cranberry Wharf by Danish modeler Troels Kirk. This layout is the talk of the internet, but wait until you see the rich beautiful photos in print. But we don’t stop there! You’ll also find Steve Austin’s Elkhorn Timber & Iron which can be visited during the 2013 NMRA National in Atlanta, and Chris Comport’s latest profession layout build, the Crown Valley District Ry. & Monarch Mining Railroad and professional structure builder Dennis Dunning shares his home layout.

Like plans to build from? Who doesn’t! We are happy to give the On30 modeler several detailed drawings this year. How about the entire business district of Sundance, Wyoming? Vic Worthington gives us the block of great false front buildings. And Chris Lane has an On30-sized water tank based on the D&RGW tanks at Villa Grove and Jacks Cabin.

Finally, did we mention layouts? Yes we did, but we understand that not everyone has space for room -sized monsters. That’s OK, because we have you covered there too. Buzz Allen’s diorama is a contest winner, yet is only 2 foot by 4 foot. Likewise, Lowell Ross’ Soggy Bottom Mining Company is super-detailed in a compact 14 inches by 6 foot, yet like Buzz’s, can be incorporated into a larger layout someday. We even have a micro layout from Tad Dowdy that could fit on a hat!

Model Railroad Planning 2012

Model Railroad Planning 2012

Ref: MRP2012


Price: £6.00

Use the innovative design ideas in Model Railroad Planning 2012 to get your layout plans off to a great start! Discover 11 buildable HO, N, and O scale track plans, practical advice, construction tips, and inspiring features that include:

* Andy Sperandeo’s multi-level 40’ square Santa Fe main line over torturous Cajon Pass

* New techniques for planning trackside structures using digital photos

* A novel double-mushroom design modeling the spectacular Canadian Pacific in British Columbia

* Achieving greater visual depth and space with open-sided structures

Model Railroad Planning 2012 also includes an exclusive BONUS PLANNING BOOKLET!

The Modelers Annual - Winter 2012

The Modelers Annual - Winter 2012

Ref: 2012ModAnn


Price: £19.00

Ken Hamilton builds an almost astounding 1:25 scale A-frame lumber stacker diorama (truck with tall extension on the back to hoist boards onto tall stacks of lumber at mills). Ken has authored many articles for Kalmbach's Finescale Modeler but this thing is a departure from his usual material and one of his very best.

Bob McManus shows how to create the most realistic granite rocks and mountain scenery you have ever seen -- REALLY!

Chuck Doan completes a SUPERB 1:24 abandoned garage diorama and describes, step-by-step, exactly how to recreate most aspects. Close ups are indistinguishable from 1:1 -- something almost nobody else ever has achieved. It is the cover article.

Gordon Birrell, in 1:16 scale, and Marty Jones, in 1:48, build Fordson power shovels (like a steam shovel but powered by a gas powered Fordson tractor). Gordon describes how to scratchbuild the motor, radiator, cowling, and other basic subassemblies to use as the basis for four different Fordson vehicles. Marty tells how he used a few parts from a commercial kit and scratchbuilt the rest of his shovel.

John McGuyer explains how to fabricate brass details and how to work with cast resin and styrene parts, in this case for a 1:32 scale SP reefer. It is a generic primer on how to construct brass parts and tips on wall and roof assembly, not a reefer construction article.

Nick Ogden describes how he built a 1:35 scale structure ... literally brick by brick! He also goes into detail on the scenic treatment. And he shows how to make your own plaster bricks and interlocking brick wall panels. The man has gone mad but the results are superlative.

Finally, three chapters on building with cardstock (heavy paper): First the results of our "build a small card structure" contest. Then Sam Swanson tells how and where he uses cardstock to scratchbuild parts for all kinds of models -- integrating card, styrene, wood, and metal into a single model -- using the best material for each part. Finally, I (Russ Reinberg) reveal my latest discoveries in using inkjet printed cardstock (and art papers) to create extremely realistic, board-by-board models without ever touching a bottle of paint: Just print, cut, assemble, then dab a few spots with pastel chalks and you have a contest quality model.

Fantastic 4-8-4 Locomotives

Fantastic 4-8-4 Locomotives

Ref: fantastic


Price: £7.00

Celebrate the locomotives that defined the final, glorious decades of the steam era with this special collectorÌs edition, Fantastic 4-8-4 Locomotives. Learn about the various designs and how railroads in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico used them. See rare, dramatic photos of these giants at work. Recall the excursion careers of more than a dozen 4-8-4Ìs.

Fantastic 4-8-4 Locomotives is expected to ship middle of November 2011

Your Credit Card will be billed for this item immediately, and it will be sent to you as soon as it is available.

Great Model Railroads 2012

Great Model Railroads 2012

Ref: GMR2012


Price: £7.00

Great Model Railroads 2012 is an enthusiastÌs dream come true. Among the 10 remarkable layouts included in this oversize annual issue are

- a scenic HO scale B&O layout built for realistic operation at the close of the steam era

- a 1:29-proportion shelf layout representing a Miami industrial spur

- at 54 x 70 feet, one of the largest home layouts ever presented in Great Model Railroads

Each feature includes crucial how-to information and fully illustrated track plans. Beautiful, full-color photos, many taken by expert model railroad photographers Paul Dolkos and Lou Sassi. truly bring these realistic layouts to life.

2011 Carstens HOn3 Annual

2011 Carstens HOn3 Annual

Ref: HON32011


Price: £14.00

By Chris Lane, Editor

This third edition is packed with 116 pages of pure HO scale narrow gauge enjoyment. Exciting layout tours to comprehensive construction articles to historical research and prototype information. From the mountains of Colorado to the wilds of Pennsylvania to the hills of Tweetsie country and everywhere in between, we've got you covered!

Table of Contents!!

Layout Tours * Slim Gauge Guild by Bill Beverly * Wolf Creek Line by Mike McClure * Jim Hoffman's Rio Grande Southern Layout by Jim Hoffman * Denver, South Park & Pacific Layout Plan by Gary Kohler

Construction * Sargent Coupler Installations * Red Mountain Resturant by Todd Leftwich * Spline Roadbed by Ross Ames * Scratchbuilding Vintage C-16s by Uwe Kaiser * Vulture Mobile by Keith Glaab * Narrow Gauge Varnish by Duncan Harvey * Blue Point Installs and DCC Friendly Turnouts by Vic Worthington * East Broad Top Locomotives by Brian Budeit * Blackstone Passenger Cars by Laurie McLean * D&RGW Baggage by Bob Bennet * Blacklog Street Buildings by Russ Norris * RGS Rico Station Roof Rebuild by Mike Conder * Rib and Spar Benchwork by George Riley * EBT Passenger Cars by Brian Budeit * Tsunami Install in a Westside C-16 by Jim Vail

Scenery * The Wow Factor by Burton and Patrica Maxwell * Scenery Basics - Where to Start by Ed Prime * Chama Yard Snow Scene by Duane Richardson * Bridging the Gap by Sam Swanson

Prototype * Eastern Tennesee & Western North Carolina Freight Cars by Larry Smith * Colorado & Southern Modeling by Duncan Harvey

Locomotive 2011

Locomotive 2011

Ref: LOCO2011


Price: £7.00

The Power that Moves the Nation

Feel the force of todayÌs most advanced locomotives with Locomotive 2011! You’ll get an in-depth look at these mighty machines plus an update on what’s going on with smaller railroads and passenger power and a

look back in time at the history of GE.

Get up to speed on a new generation of locomotives and take a look back at some of the greatest engines in history with Locomotive 2011.

Here’s even more of what’s inside:

* What’s new in motive power

* How New Jersey Transit continues to be a technological leader

* GE’s impressive history

* And much more!

Available end September 2011

Your Credit Card will be billed for this item immediately, and it will be sent to you as soon as it is available.

43 Track Plans from the Experts

43 Track Plans from the Experts

Ref: 43TRACK


Price: £7.00

With 43 Track Plans from the Experts, you’ll get an up close look at 43 of the most innovative and prototypically inspired plans ever published in Model Railroad Planning magazine, the annual publication focused on layout design and construction. Not only will you see these plans magnified across two pages, you’ll also get photos and expert tips. This must-have guide contains: * Plans for small, medium and large areas * A two-page spread on each layout, showing an enlarged version of the plan as it was originally drawn in Model Railroad Planning magazine. * A photo of the layout or a photo of the prototype railroad the layout model * All-New commentary and advice on each plan from the experts * And much more!

In Search of Steam III

In Search of Steam III

Ref: STEAM3


Price: £7.00

This special issue resumes the epic quest of the 1953-1954 and 1954-1955 editions. Tag along with writer David P. Morgan and photographer Philip R. Hastings as they savor the final, bittersweet years of steam on the Pennsylvania, New York Central, Baltimore & Ohio, Nickel Plate Road, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and other citadels of cinders.

2011 Logging, Mining & Industrial Annual

2011 Logging, Mining & Industrial Annual

Ref: LOG11


Price: £19.00

* The Argent Lumber Company, Part One * A Dickson Locomotive Works 0-4-0 * The Dolly Varden Mines Railway * A Gerlinger Lumber Carrier * A 1930s Machine Shop * A Two Ton Semi-Vulcan * The Mills on Deer Creek * A Junk Yard Porter * A Shed, A Skidder, and a Couple of Trucks

How to Model Railroads of the 1950s

How to Model Railroads of the 1950s

Ref: 1950s


Price: £6.00

Get the all-new special issue of How to Model Railroads of the 1950s, and you’ll have the expert insight you need to recreate an accurate re-creation of a bustling 1950s railroad. * Go back to when steam was departing and diesel arriving * See an N-scale Rock Island layout in all of its bustling glory * Get the lowdown on delivery trucks that competed with railroads * Understand ‘50s rail operations * Learn to model 1950s trailer-on-flatcar equipment * Take a close look at architectural details of the era

2011 On30 Annual

2011 On30 Annual

Ref: On302011


Price: £14.00

Our biggest issue ever at 116 pages, the 2011 On30 Annual is packed with great Narrow Gauge modeling information! A work train pauses near the coke ovens at Apache Wells, the work of Verne Niner.

Model Railroad Planning 2011

Model Railroad Planning 2011

Ref: MRP2011


Price: £6.00

* Build Your Best Layout!

* 14 Great New Track Plans Show

You How

Enjoy a fantastic variety of exciting track plans and layout design ideas for all scales in this popular annual edition.

- 14 all-new plans for HO, N, and O scales

- Ken Lehman’s L-Shaped bookcase layout

- Modeling a Maine harbor town

- Distinctive layout themes by Paul Dolkos

- Introduction to British 4 mm-scale modeling

- Dozens of full-color photos and hands-on help

- Plus many more exciting layout ideas and articles!

Great Model Railroads 2011

Great Model Railroads 2011

Ref: GMR2011


Price: £6.00

Go Behind the Scenes of the Year’s Greatest Layouts with Great Model Railroads 2011!

Build a spectacular model railroad with the great examples of layouts in N, HO, and O scales. Great Model Railroads 2011 features expert tips, design ideas, great photography, and other great guidance. You’ll be amazed at how model railroaders have achieved their dream layouts.

Working on the Railroad

Working on the Railroad

Ref: workonrr


Price: £6.00

Get an up-close perspective with this rich compilation of first-hand accounts from railroaders in the age of steam and early diesels Working on the Railroad.

With this special collecto’s issue, you’ll feel like you’re on the job with the people who kept the trains rolling day and night, winter and summer, coast to coast. Share the thrills, frustration, camaraderie, humor, and even terror of life on the front lines of America’s most dynamic and romantic industry. The railroad experience truly comes alive in Working on the Railroad

The Narrow Gauge Annual 2010

The Narrow Gauge Annual 2010

Ref: NGANN10


Price: £19.00

RUSS REINBERG editor and publisher

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 The Denver & Rio Grande Western Third Division Branch Lines

CHAPTER 2 The Poverty Gulch & Opulence Railroad

CHAPTER 3 Shadow Box Layout Design

CHAPTER 4 Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company Number 1, Betsy

CHAPTER 5 D&RGW Stock Car Number 3500

CHAPTER 6 The D&RGW Jack's Cabin Tank

CHAPTER 7 How To Repair and Detail a Brass Locomotive

PLANS

The San Christobal Railroad Company "GALLOPING GOOSE" As Built In 1934

The D&RGW Jack's Cabin Tank

HOn3 Annual

HOn3 Annual

Ref: HOn3 Annual


Price: £14.00

If you loved the 2009 edition, the 2010 HOn3 Annual will not disappoint! From layout tours to construction projects to prototype history, there's something for all HO scale narrow gauge model railroaders

Climb aboard the exciting world of narrow gauge modeling in the only publication exclusively for HO scale model railroaders, the Carstens HOn3 Annual.

Locomotive 2010

Locomotive 2010

Ref: LOCO10


Price: £7.00

Get a Glimpse of the Greatest Locomotives!

This new collectorís issue from Trains magazine is your ticket to the fast-paced world of todayís locomotives. Get the inside story with this top-of-the-line guide.

- Motive Power Review

- GE Test Track

- Luxury Locomotive Lodge

- And much more!

Trains4Kids

Trains4Kids

Ref: 4KIDS


Price: £4.50

Kids love trains. The sounds, the size, the motion ñ all of it fascinates children from an early age. Now share the excitement with Trains4Kids.

Trains4Kids is a fun introduction to the exciting world of trains! This special magazine is geared just for kids. Theyíll love seeing:

All about trains: Model railroads, toy trains, and real trains!

Games, puzzles, crafts, and coloring

The Travel Town Museum in Los Angeles

What itís like to work on the railroad

Model railroads at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, And more!

Historic Trains Today

Historic Trains Today

Ref: HT


Price: £6.50

Explore the history and heritage of railroading with Historic Trains Today. Historic Trains Today transports you to the most interesting scenic and historic steam and diesel railroad operations you can find. Jump on board! Ten great American historic railways to visit; Germany's Hartz Mountain Railway; Sumpter Valley: The Pacific Northwest's slim-gauge survivor; The most interesting preservation projects in the U.S.; and many more fantastic features!

2010 Logging, Mining & Industrial Annual

2010 Logging, Mining & Industrial Annual

Ref: LOG10


Price: £9.00

Russ Reinberg, Editor and Publisher

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1 Diamond & Caldor: El Dorado Narrow Gauge Chapter 2 Build A Generic Pile Driver Chapter 3 Eneret Peat Products Chapter 4 A Lombard Rail Truck

Chapter 5 West Side Lumber Company Rolling Stock Chapter 6-7 Through 10 Ton Shay Locomotives

PLANS:

A Generic Pile Driver

7 Ton Contractor's Shay

10 Ton Contractor's Shay

OUR COVER:

Diamond & Caldor Shay Number 10 unloads logs at the Diamond Springs sawmill. (Jan Rons painting from the Mallory Hope Ferrell collection)

** LIMITED STOCK***

How to Build Realistic Scenery

How to Build Realistic Scenery

Ref: REALSCENERY


Price: £6.00

It's all here in How to Build Realistic Scenery! This essential guide, featuring the best of Model Railroader's popular 'Step-by-Step' column, gives you proven techniques you can trust to make your scenery as realistic as possible.

This special issue includes:

23 articles that cover virtually every scenery-building challenge

Clear photos that show you how to make it happen

Several techniques for every skill level

And much more!

100 Greatest Train Movies

100 Greatest Train Movies

Ref: 100MOVIES


Price: £7.00

100 Greatest Train Movies, the new special issue from Trains magazine, presents 100 of the best movies featuring trains. Go behind-the-scenes with details from your favorite films; See where Hollywood got it right, and where they didn't ; Get thousands of facts you didn't know about these films and so much more!

2010 On30 Annual

2010 On30 Annual

Ref: On302010


Price: £14.00

Now shipping our biggest and best issue yet. Now in its 5th year of publication, the On30 Annual consistently delivers the kind of thought-provoking and detailed how-to articles that make the narrow gauge hobby so fascinating. Don't miss the fun, order yours today!

Upgrading Bachmann Log Cars Quick and easy appearance improvers

The Ruphe & Tumbelle Railway

On30 Guard's Van

Tribute to the Bachmann Mogul

Pseudo C's

Barnhart!

Switching from HO to On30

Ditching the Dummy

The Tuscarora & Kuehn Creek

Extreme Boxcar Makeovers

Loco Poco

A Different View of Your Layout

"Time Travelling" On30 Boxcars

The New Texas Creek

Scratch a Gallows Turntable

A Sea Coast 2x8 Display

Prescott Depot

A Small Part of a Big World

On30 Product Spotlight

The MODELERS' Annual

The MODELERS' Annual

Ref: MOD10


Price: £9.00

Scratch built a pair of early 20th century trucks

Fade paint and create convincing rust

Add oil, grime, and the ultimate weathering to any vehicle

Scratch build a wood fire station

Create worn, peeling paint ... without paint

Scratch built in brass with everyday tools

A scratch built HO scale boiler house diorama

Outstanding brick walls from foam insulation

A prize winning derelict caboose

Two master modelers scratch build standard gauge rolling stock.

**LIMITED STOCK**

Dream Trains 2

Dream Trains 2

Ref: DREAM2


Price: £7.00

Explore the last heroic attempt by railroads to win back passenger business through insightful stories and features such as: City of St Louis-One UP streamliner's Niche in the postwar passenger scene; The California Zephyr-Why America's most talked-about train had to die. Twin-engine Racehorses-A hogger recalls running EMD's ultimate passenger diesel, the E unit;-Dazzling images of streamliners from the Dream Trains era.

How to Build Realistic Reliable Track

How to Build Realistic Reliable Track

Ref: HTBRRT


Price: £5.00

Everything you need to know about modeling track. How to Build Realistic Reliable Track is a must-have reference with answers to common problems, stories from the experts, detailed photos and how-to illustrations, and much more.

This all-new special issue features stories such as:

* Superdetailing a turnout, how-to instructions by Lance Mindheim

* Realistic and reliable flextrack, with basic and advanced techniques by Tony Koester

* Quiet tracks quiet trains by Bob Kingsnorth

* From track plan to layout by Paul Dolkos

* And many more!

Available Mid August

Fast Trains

Fast Trains

Ref: FT


Price: £7.00

Railroads and the need for speed -

This special edition from Classic Trains celebrates the world of speed in railroading's dynamic mid-century decades. Learn how the industry developed and ran some of the fastest, flashiest, most memorable trains of all time.

Fast Trains will explore motive power, signaling systems, marketing, and passenger and freight service. First-hand accounts of high-speed runs will put you in the center of the action. This 116-page, oversized edition will be packed with dramatic photos and compelling articles such as:

- High-Stepping Hudsons - The 4-6-4 was the ultimate steam speedster on many roads

- Running Santa Fe's Super C - An engineer recalls his time on America's hottest freight

- Coast-to-Coast Speed Record - A UP streamliner's cross-country dash has never been equaled

- Banana Trains of Mid- America - Illinois Central rushed fruit trains from New Orleans to Chicago

- And much more!

100 greatest railroad photos

100 greatest railroad photos

Ref: 100GREAT


Price: £7.00

SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION View beauty and brawn captured in one place.

This collection of the 100 best railroad photos from 68 years of Trains magazine is filled with the artistry of top rail photographers. Feel the force and experience the grace of decades of powerful and striking photography on the rails:

ENVIRONMENT - Discover railroadings magnificent urban, rural, and scenic beauty

LOCOMOTIVES - Witness the power, speed, might, brute force, and gracefulness that embodies these tremendous engines

PEOPLE - See the hard work, skill, and devotion of railroad people laboring

ICONS - View classic images that capture a special feel or a sense of place in railroading

ACTION - Feel the motion and sense the emotion as the lens captures trains at speed

102 Realistic Track Plans

102 Realistic Track Plans

Ref: 102REAL


Price: £5.00

No matter the amount of space you have, 102 Realistic Track Plans will have a large assortment of 4x8 to basement-sized plan suggestions for N, HO and O scale layouts, with all-new descriptions of operation, scenic elements and more for each one!

Compiled from the pages of Model Railroader magazine and inspired by the 1956 book 101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders, this special issue brings you great content including more than 100 track plans, clearance charts and grade characteristics.

Plus, each order includes 6 Railroads You Can Model the all-new bonus booklet from Model Railroader!

How to Build Realistic Layouts 4

How to Build Realistic Layouts 4

Ref: REAL4


Price: £6.00

How To Build Realistic Layouts: Towns & Cities focuses on the towns and cities along railroad lines. This issue brings you how-to stories on modeling telephone and power lines, prototype drawings of storefronts, exciting photography, and much more! Don't miss this all-new special issue from the editors of Model Railroader!

Steam Today

Steam Today

Ref: STTODAY


Price: £6.20

This all-new 100-page special issue from Trains magazine will take you trackside and in the cab of the amazing machines of yesterday that keep rolling today. Steam Today, the special issue from Trains magazine - Remarkable photos of the great steam engines still running today - The debate about rebuilding or reboilering steam engines - The men and women who keep steam alive today - Traveling steam: The fun and frustration of intinerant.

Railroads and World War II

Railroads and World War II

Ref: RRWW2


Price: £7.00

See how the nations' trains helped win World War II with Railroads and World War II, in this 116-page collector's issue from Classic Trains magazine.

You'll get over 150 spectacular photos, plus compelling stories like: All aboard again! The Wandering Y-3's, Trains in White, Kodachrome Diary, Serving the Servicemen, and Pearl Harbor's Railroad.

How to Build Realistic Layouts: Freight Yards

How to Build Realistic Layouts: Freight Yards

Ref: REALFREIGHT


Price: £6.00

How To Build Realistic Layouts: Freight Yards, the all-new special issue from the editors of Model Railroader, will show you everything you need to know about designing, constructing, and operating your own model railroad freight yard. This special issue is packed with how-to features on scenicking and detailing, prototype drawings, and photographs of freight yard structures.

In Search of Steam II

In Search of Steam II

Ref: SEARCHSTEAM2


Price: £8.00

In Search of Steam II (1954-1955) resumes the epic quest that began in the 1953-1954 edition. Tag along with writer David P. Morgan and photographer Philip R. Hastings as they savor the final, bittersweet years of steam on the Nickel Plate Road, Burlington Route, B&O, Illinois Central, Norfolk & Western, C&O, and other citadels of cinders

In Search of Steam

In Search of Steam

Ref: SEARCHOFSTEAM


Price: £7.00

The editors of Classic Trains are proud to present In Search of Steam, the new, special collector's issue that celebrates the final years of steam railroading in America. You'll go back to the mid-1950's when steam was about to give way to diesels forever.

Act now to remember: Big engines in command on mainline freights, High-stepping passenger jobs on commuter runs and limiteds, Pocket-sized tank engines prowling industrial tracks, Tired old Moguls plying branches and shortlines, And much more!

How To Build Realistic Layouts - Industries You Can Model

How To Build Realistic Layouts - Industries You Can Model

Ref: REALLAYOUTS


Price: £6.00

How To Build Realistic Layouts - Industries You Can Model, the all-new special issue from the editors of Model Railroader, shows you how to model lineside industries. It's packed with articles on:

Signs for industries, modeling the railroad's customers, citrus packing houses, grocery warehouses, and much more!

Steam Glory 2

Steam Glory 2

Ref: SG2


Price: £6.20

Celebrate the Great Days of Steam!\nTake a trip back to the great days of railroading with Steam Glory 2, the new Special Edition from the editors of Classic Trains. From majestic giants to loveable little engines, the full range of steam locomotives is covered in Steam Glory 2. First-hand accounts from enginemen put you in the cab. Dramatic photography brings the majesty of steam to life. Steam Glory 2 covers the world of steam with: * 116 oversized pages

* Detailed studies of outstanding locomotives

* 100+ photos, including rare color

* Tales from men who were there


Diesel Victory

Diesel Victory

Ref: DV


Price: £6.20

Diesel Victory, the all-new special issue from the editors of Classic Trains, recaptures the exciting period from the 1920s to 1960, when diesel locomotives battled steam for supremacy on America's railroads. With a large format and more remarkable photos, you won't want to miss this 116-page collector's edition. Diesel Victory is packed with:

* A timeline of major events in the battle with steam

* Profiles of the major builders: EMD, Alco, Baldwin, Fairbanks-Morse, and Lima

* An in-depth look at EMD's Cleveland plant, the third-largest diesel builder

* Which railroads dieselized first and how


Streamliner Pioneers

Streamliner Pioneers

Ref: SP


Price: £6.00

This special edition from Classic Trains Magazine is packed with insightful commentary and beautiful photographs. Trains with names like Zephyr, Hiawatha, Rocket and Super Chief created a sensation in depression era America.


Model Trains

Model Trains

Ref: MT


Price: £5.00

Step By Step

This information packed special issue gives you all the expert visual advise to build a model train layout * time saving tips for benchwork, wiring and track * 8 layouts with detailed track plans, wiring diagrams and step by step instructions * tips for creating or modifying scenery plus FREE DVD


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