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The Lionel FasTrack Book

The Lionel FasTrack Book
By Robert Schleicher

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When Lionel introduced its new FasTrack system in 2004, model train enthusiasts quickly warmed to the increased realism—right down to the integrated roadbed and darkened center rail—and the greater ease of use.  In this book, the author of The Big Book of Lionel presents the first complete guide to the FasTrack system.  Amply illustrated with color photographs and 36 track diagrams, the book instructs readers on every aspect of the system, from assembling and disassembling FasTrack to building a simply oval, planning a layout within various space constraints, building tracks for two trains and reversing trains, and designing unique layouts—even yard layouts.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #108754 in Books
  • Brand: The Hobby Spot
  • Published on: 2006-05-31
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 2.00 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 160 pages

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Editorial Reviews

Review

The Villager February 2007

“I found this book to be quite enlightening regarding how to utilize the FasTrack product.”

About the Author
Robert Schleicher has been writing best-selling hobby books for nearly 40 years, and is the author of several previous MBI titles, including TheSlot Car Bible, The Big Book of Lionel, and How to Build and Fly Electric Model Aircraft.

Customer Reviews

Fastrack4
This book gives a pretty good overview of Fastrack and layout building in general. A lot of the information has been covered in other books, but the areas specific to Fastrack made this worth the purchase. I suppose that had I not had the other books, this would have made 5 stars and been more valuable. I think this is a must have for folks that are just getting into O gauge railroading as many who have starter sets have Fastrack.

Don't buy this book if you want fasTrack layouts that work1
I was very excited to purchase this book when it came out. The first thing I did after reading it cover to cover was try out some of the layouts. That's where my excitement turned to disappointment.

The book has a lot of information but most of the layouts will not work if you build them according to layout plans. Track ends will not meet. Layouts that have been confirmed not to work as planned are on page 67 and on page 104. Also all the reversing loops in the book are wrong as well which are incorporated in the layouts. They can be modified to work, but it will not be obvious how to do this without track layout software. All the layouts in the book should have been checked by the author / editor for accuracy and I can just see the frustrated looks on children and parents trying to duplicate them from the book.

Also, many of the chapters are a rehash of Robert Schleigher's other book, "Big Book of Lionel" so if you have that already, you don't need this book.

Save your money and pass on this one.

Buyer Beware1
Neither the author or editor have verified the accuracy of the diagrams and parts lists via running actual trains on set up track layouts. This is proven by the diagrams that are not accurate. Checking the layouts on a model railroad CAD program would also have been prudent. The lack of credibility of the track layouts casts a black cloud over the contents of the entire book. If you want to be diappointed when you set-up your layout, buy this book. Otherwise, buyer beware!