Realistic Modeling for Toy Trains: A Hi-Rail Guide (Classic Toy Trains Books)

The book is okay. Has a good bit of information but as a beginner it lacks the detail. I had to do a lot of research to help fill the blanks. And some of the important information like ballest and weathering track was too generic and basic with little to no detail. But it has informed me to other things I wasn't aware of.

The author Dennis Brennan has written a good book. The book goes into detail on how to make a small hi rail 3 rail O layout. He gives a great explanation of the how to make a water scene which is really neat & how he does it, it looks simple enough, just time consuming to do in my opinion. I would like to see more books from this author and maybe a larger layout or an extension of this current layout. For 3 rail trains it is small sized layout. Great book a good read.

Dennis takes you through his HiRail build. He combines old school Lionel assesories with modern technology. He takes readily available items and great observation of details, to build his layout. This is the book that inspired me to try my first train layout. I am constantly referencing things in his book. His layout is a combination of design, cleaver craftsmanship, and the realism I was looking for.

This book covers the building of this layout. You can use the ideas and tecniques on your own layout, but you need to understand that. This book covers everything, but in a strange way IMO. all things are done to that one specific kit or part. Lots of referance to "the parts box" most of us do not have. I am just starting out, and do not have two girder bridges to cut and put together. So I say a good search of some forums or websites could have supplied this info. The pictures are good and there are some good ideas to be had.

Excellent book on an O scale layout BUT will scale it down for my HO scale . Very good reading and good photos of the completed layout ! Differently take a look at this book, layouts don't have to be complicated and with Dennis Brennan its a lot easier !

Useful, well written, and colorful reference for the o gauge hobby. Typical easy transaction through amazon. Thanks

I bought this book to help me create more realistic and interesting scenery, this definitely met that need and allowed me to rethink some of my layout and scenery.

He shows great examples of how to generate realistic scenery for a three rail layout. I am interested in city scenery and this book shows that well.

メインで紹介されているコースは立体交差の無いくの字に曲がった変形八の字の非電化単線（部分複線）に、一方の輪は撥ね上げ橋と港湾倉庫への引き込みが付き、もう一方に内陸側の貨物駅の引き込みあり、ジオラマ奥の方は高台の街が作られ相互に道が通い、高台部分は鉄道はトンネル化されてます。Nスケールで作るとすると大体2.1ｍ×1.8ｍの1割増しぐらいで操作側に切り欠けのあるジオラマになるんじゃないでしょうか？コンストラクチャー等は薄いべニアやレーザーカットされたペーパーキットなんかも交えて製作の様子やウェザリングなんかについても紹介してます。踏切の踏み板製作なんかもしてます。私なんかが見ていて思うのは、これぐらいの広さの常設型ジオラマを作るのに鉄道軌道自体は立体交差が無くモジュールの拡張性も無いというのは、空間スペースの使い方が贅沢だな～って感想です。同時に日本の軌道でどこもかしこもギュウギュウ詰めレイアウトも都市景観ばかり見てるようでしんどいな～と。こういう単純でゆったりしたジオラマも走らせて眺める分には良いだろうなぁと思いました。