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Designing & Building Multi-Deck Model Railroads 2008 Tony Koester Model Railroad
Designing & Building Multi-Deck Model Railroads 2008 Tony Koester Model Railroader Books
Designing & Building Multi-Deck Model Railroads
Tony Koester
Soft Cover
95 Pages
Copyright 2008
Contents
Introduction 4
1The evolution of layout design 6
Looking up instead of out
2 Do you really need more than one deck? ...12 Longer runs enhance operations
3 Design considerations24
Developing a track plan
4 Climbing between decks 38
Helixes, continuous runs, and elevators
5 Height compromises 46
Factors in determining ideal levels
6 Layout lighting In a word, "fluorescent" 56
7 Don't let the top infringe on the bottom.. 66
Avoiding clearance issues
8 Construction techniques 74
Assembly order is critical
9 Framing the picture fascias and valances . 80
Framing the view of the layout
10 Multi-deck layout sampler 88
U Examples of successful layouts
On the Back Cover
It seems that there is never enough room for the railroad you want to build.This book shows you how to more than double your available space by building a layout with multiple decks. Advantages of multi-level layouts include incorporating more towns and scenes and building a layout with a much longer main line.The book explains how to design, build, light, and wire a multi-level model railroad, and it features examples from several multi-deck layouts.
This book shows you how to:
Design a multi-deck model railroad
Build benchwork designed to support an upper deck
Properly light a lower deck
Use fascias and valances to frame scenes
Arrange helixes and continuous runs to move trains between decks
Ensure proper clearance between levels
Add switch machines and other wiring features that won't interfere with lower decks
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