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How to Kitbash Structures 2012 by Tony Koester Modeling & Painting Series Model
How to Kitbash Structures 2012 by Tony Koester Modeling & Painting Series Model Railroader Books
How To Kitbash Structures
Tony Koester
Soft Cover
95 Pages
Copyright 2012
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION:
To kitbash or not to kitbash? 4
CHAPTER ONE:
Do not read the label on the box' 6
There may be a soybean plant hiding in a cement plant box
CHAPTER TWO:
Depots in disguise 20
House kits can often be modified into depots
CHAPTER THREE:
Towers and freight houses32
A new roof and other minor alterations may do the trick
CHAPTER FOUR:
Coal country structures40
Kitbashing truck dumps, tipples, company stores and houses, even a church
CHAPTER FIVE:
Lineside industries52
Ideas for grain elevators, factories, paper mills, and "flats"
CHAPTER SIX:
Residential and retail62
Disguising a kit's heritage may be as simple as applying a coat of white paint
CHAPTER SEVEN:
Bridges and trestles68
Tips on modeling steel viaducts, through-truss bridges, and timber trestles
CHAPTER EIGHT:
Combination tower and depot14
A Santa Fe prototype provided the inspiration for an easy kitbashing project
CHAPTER NINE:
From cement to soybean plant18
A cement plant provided most of the components for a different industry
CHAPTER TEN:
Kitbashing cornucopia86
Examples of structures from several of the hobby's leading practitioners
On the Back Cover
Kitbashingthe art of modifying a structure kit or combining parts of two or more kitsis a great way to give your model buildings a unique appearance. In How to Kitbash Structures, veteran modeler Tony Koester shows many examples of how to fit, alter, and detail structures to match the specific needs of your layout, making sure they don't look the same as structure kits that populate other model railroads.
This book will show you how to:
Determine when kitbashing is a viable approach to modeling structures
Look beyond the label of the box to identify possible uses for a structure kit
Use paint and detail parts to enhance existing structures
Combine parts of two or more kits to build a structure
Fit structures to your layout's available space
Modify bridge and trestle kits
Combine scratchbuilding materials with kit components
Seek prototype examples as inspirations for model structures
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