<p>Presents details and measurements of steam locomotives from their first appearance to their final days. Includes nearly 1,000 rare photos and over 127 HO scale plans, notes, and specifications for almost all steam locomotives in North America.</p>

Model Railroader Cyclopedia, Vol. 1: Steam Locomotives

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Linn H. Westcott

Crafts & Hobbies

Kalmbach Pub. Co

HO Railroad That Grows

Model Railroading With John Allen

<p>John Whitby Allen (July 2, 1913 – January 6, 1973) was an American model railroader who created the famous HO scale Gorre &amp; Daphetid model railroad in Monterey, California and authored numerous magazine articles on model railroading starting in the 1940s. Allen was renowned for his skill at scratch building and creating scenery. He also pioneered the technique of weathering his models for a more realistic appearance. In addition to his super-detailing of locomotives, rolling stock, structures, and scenery, Allen was known for populating his model world with scale figures of various kinds that helped him present humorous scenes to visitors to his layout and viewers of his photographs. Other techniques Allen promoted were realistic train operation and the use of forced perspective to create the illusion of a model railroad layout larger than it really was. Unfortunately, his layout was largely destroyed by fire shortly after his untimely death. This book brings his amazing creation bac</p>

9.5" x 11.5" 160 pages, color throughout, hard cover with dust jacket THIS dramatic coffee-table book documents the construction and operation of John Allen's world-famous HO scale Gorre & Daphetid layouts, including the HOn3 Devil's Gulch & Helengon. Allen, who passed away in 1973, was one of the hobby's first acknowledged grand masters, and many of his concepts and techniques are in evidence in today's best model railroads. First published (soft cover) 1981 by Kalmbach Publishing Co., this new edition from Benchmark Publications is a sturdy, high-quality, thick-paper reproduction of original, plus 16 new pages. The new material includes information and reproduction of John Allen's photos for Pacific Fast Mail catalogs and advertisements, and a comprehensive listing of Allen's published articles and photographs from 1945 through 2007. Whether or not you are familiar with John Allen's work, this inspirational book is a great read.

Model Railroading with John Allen

Benchmark Publications

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Model Railroader Cyclopedia, Vol. 1: Steam Locomotives

HO Railroad That Grows

Model Railroading With John Allen

Model Railroading with John Allen