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Garden Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby

Garden Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby

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Author: Kent Johnson
Brand: Kalmbach
Category: Book

List Price: $22.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 5 reviews
Sales Rank: 223727

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.1 x 0.3

MPN: 12217
ISBN: 0890243697
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780890243695
ASIN: 0890243697

Publication Date: April 2002
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  • Garden Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby
  • KALMBACH PUBLISHING CO.

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Editorial Reviews:

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


Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Garden railroading   January 21, 2008
It is a good basic book for someone new to the hobby. And I'm about as new as you can get.I also found Getting Started in garden Railroading by Allan Miller, very helpful.


3 out of 5 stars Garden Railroading is a good place to start, but you'll need more!   September 21, 2005
 0 out of 4 found this review helpful

Garden Railroading is a good place to start. It gave me some great general knowledge, but I have to admit it was missing some much needed information. I know nothing about small trains and was looking for more information as to the sizes available. Off to the hobby store (an hour away).


5 out of 5 stars Good Collection of Great Articles   September 1, 2005
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

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)



5 out of 5 stars Best Book for Starting a layout   March 3, 2005
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

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!!



5 out of 5 stars With gorgeous color photographs   June 6, 2002
 15 out of 15 found this review helpful

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.


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