Baseboard Basics and Making Tracks

The first in a series of books dealing in detail with the construction of a model railway, covering in depth the totality of building from concept and design right the way through, step by step, to operating the completed model. Unlike other books on the subject, this series looks at the construction of a specific model railway in detail Laying the foundations of your model railway is the least glamorous but most vital stage of the building process, for the entire success of the finished operational layout depends on the soundness of the baseboard. Silver Link has commissioned railway modeller and author Trevor Booth to buid a portable O-gauge exhibition layout - 'Platt Lane' - from scratch, and record the process in step-by-step detail.

Trevor guides us through all the stages: * What the model should achieve * Choosing a prototype * Adapting reality to the model * Making plans * Types of baseboard construction * Baseboard details * Choosing, cutting and laying track * The wiring diagram * Wiring skills. The process of construction is pursued via a number of key reference points, and while the core of the book relates to a specific model, alternatives and different approaches are discussed.