Two scenery-builders offer their hints for improving the realism of the building and scenery on model railroads.

Expert tips and techniques for building plastic, wood, plaster, paper, and metal structures. Includes roofing, painting, weathering, and detailing information.

Build a model railroad metropolis with tips and techniques on city planning, detailing structures, adding lights, signs, people and vehicles, in-street running, and much more.

Featuring today's newest products and equipment, this photo-packed guide features contemporary images of diesel locomotives and urban settings, plus updates to Dave's trademark scenery "recipes." Includes new chapters on Western scenery and desert modeling, and city scenery and urban settings.

This practical, photo-driven guide covers the principles and techniques of designing and constructing detailed, realistic model railroad scenes. The various projects include structure, scenery, and detailing techniques for both urban and rural settings. It's the essential information modelers need to make a good layout look great!

Instructs model railroaders on the tricks to simulating junk piles, weeds, neon lights, tunnels and trees in their model set-up.

Ranging from basic detailing to complex scratchbuilding, Structure Projects for Your Model Railroad includes step-by-step construction tips, detailed drawings, and photos for 19 popular projects from Model Railroader. You'll discover many techniques and materials that you can apply to your own structure projects and help define your layout's look, era, and location.