Kalmbach

Weathering includes blending subtle and heavy effects - grime, rust, soot, dirt - and doing it in a way that matches how prototype locomotives, freight cars, and other details acquire their aged...

Model Railroader's Guide to Designing Yards -- Softcover

Make your model stand out from the rest with this technique-driven book written by Lance Mindheim! In 112 pages, Mindheim dives into the details of how to create realistic structures. Begin using...

How much time have you wasted searching through piles of reference books and magazines to find that one piece of information that’s vital to a modeling project? The Model Railroader’s Handbook puts...

Jeff Wilson's new book, Guide to North American Diesel Locomotives, offers more than 300 pages of detailed information on diesel locomotives produced in North America from the 1930s to today. An...

Bring your layout to the next level with a complete overview of modeling railroad scenery in this “scenery maker's bible” from modeler and Model Railroader Video Plus host Kathy...

Building What’s in a Photo takes you from an interesting prototype photo all the way through to a finished project. We’ve gathered some of model railroading’s most talented...

Modeling Aircraft by Aaron Skinner and his team of experts at FineScale Modeler, gives you 144 pages of photo-driven, how-to projects. In this all-new book you will learn more about...

FineScale Modeler's Aaron Skinner explores science fiction and fantasy with various other modeling experts in the new book, Out of This World Modeling.This project-oriented book...

A prolific military modeler and historian, Sheperd Paine shares his tips and techniques for building detailed military models and dioramas in this special guide. You'll also find a variety of...

Add an astounding level of detail to your dioramas by incorporating figures, vehicles, and scenery in varying scales. This how-to style book from master modeler Enrique Carrasco guides readers...

Multideck Design for Model Railroads features all-new content covering the many methods for designing and building a multideck layout along with all the tried-and-true tips Tony Koester has...

The Model Railroader’s Guide to Bridges & Trestles is your one-stop source for information on real bridges. This book will guide you through the history of the...

Milk was once an important commodity for the railroads. Before refrigeration became mainstream, high-speed delivery was critical. Trains carried butter, milk and cheese from small town collecting...

As the production and consumption of commodities like grain, coal, lumber, coil steel, cement, and more have evolved over the years, so have the railroad cars that haul them. Commodities by Freight...

From the track itself, through the roadbed, and out into the weeds at the edge of the right of way, Jeff Wilson shares the details that keep railroads running, and how to incorporate them into your...

Model Realistic Freight Car Loads will guide you in making your models more realistic by following prototype practice in securing loads and operating them. Included are a lot of photos of real...

Have an extra spare room in your house? Downsizing your layout? Building The Right-Sized Layout is the perfect book to help with planning a room-sized layout for your home. This new book...

A book about cabooses Kalmbach Guide to North American Cabooses

Applying Lessons From the Prototype from Kalmbach is perfect for modelers looking to design and build a new layout, or those who just want to take their existing layout to the next level by...