Product Description

Garden Railroading is a 144 Page Book from Kalmbach Books / that will get you started in the hobby of Outdoor Model Railroading. / / FEATURES: Enjoy following the practices of a full-size railroad while working / with the landscape, existing gardens, trees, and other natural / materials in the comfort of your own backyard! / An increasing number of women, children, and families are enjoying / garden railroading together. / Many beautiful railway gardens have been created by people who claim / not to be gardeners. Inside the pages of this book you'll find / plenty of suggestions and resources available to help you get / started. / Glossy softcover 144 page book. / Eight sections provide detailed information/instructions on the / the following: / -Starting / -Surveying / -Planning / -Groundwork / -Trackwork / -Power / -Planting / -Maintenance / A separate section provides the detailed information to build your / own Colorado & Pacific layout. / A glossary is provided with the basic garden railroading terms. / Colored photos and line drawings. / / INCLUDES: One Garden Railroading Book / / SPECS: Pages: 144 / Size: 8-1/4"" x 10-3/4"" / kr4/16/02 / ir/kh

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #193682 in Books
• Brand: Kalmbach
• Published on: 2002-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.50 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Features

• Garden Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby
• KALMBACH PUBLISHING CO.

Customer Reviews

With gorgeous color photographs
Kalmbach Publishing is the premier publisher of "how to" books for the model railroading enthusiast. Their latest release, Garden Railroading: Getting Started In The Hobby, is a first-rate introductory guide to creating lush garden landscapes that incorporate working model railroads. Gorgeous color photographs fill this impressively detailed compilation that spells out the nuts and bolts mechanics of planning and building railroad tracks as surely as it covers the proper care of flowers and greenery. An excellent reference, and simply beautiful to leaf through, Garden Railroading is strongly recommended reading for model railroading buffs at all levels of expertise and experience.

Best Book for Starting a layout
I have bought seceral books on this subject. This book shines WAY above the rest that I have seen. On almost every page I am amazed with the great ideas and things I never thought of.
If you get any book about how to get it done, get this one!!

Good Collection of Great Articles
This is a collection of beginner-oriented articles from Garden Railroading magazine. This is not a single "how-to" source as much as it is a source of encouragement. It is also a great companion to Allan Miller's book, as it fills in some of the (admittedly small) gaps and shows a few alternative ways to accomplish things. Many people appreciate the great photos, which also appeared in Garden Railways magazine at one time. Authors include Jack Verducci, Pat Hayward, Marc Horovitz, Kevin Strong and many other best-known writers on the subject of Garden Railroading.

-Paul Race, editor for Family Garden Trains (tm)