Last week on a flight to Charlotte, I had a chance to read Brooks latest book, Modeling the Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad. Of course I would be interested in reading any book about an S Scale layout, and Brooks has done a ton lately promoting our scale in the model railroad press. The book is a first class presentation printed on heavy glossy stock chock full of gorgeous prototype and layout color photos. At first I thought I would have limited interest in this publication as the West Virginia mountains of the BC&G is on the opposite end of the spectrum of my layout interest, The Newark and New York RR which runs through the downtown of the largest city in NJ. . The book is mostly about the BC&G and Brooks approach to modeling his favorite railroad with an extensive coverage of the history of the prototype and of his modeling of the prototype. But as I started to read it over, it did not take too long to realize that although the underlying thread is about modeling the BC&G, in reality it is about modeling any prototype railroad. As I read on, I discovered that Brooks book is the thinking mans guide to model railroading. His analysis of all aspects of building a layout is very easy to understand and follow. The book covers the philosophy of layout building, designing, modeling tips, operations and a section on layout photography. This book is not a step-by-step guide, but more of an overview with specific suggestions and recommendations. The interesting thing is that Brooks can discuss a modeling concept and weave that thought into how he used it for the BC&G. But, these concepts would work for any prototype. I think that this book belongs in all S Scalers library. First as a reference, second for your friends or visitors who need to see one of S Scales premier layout. For additional information or to get your copy of the best book on building an S Scale layout go to:
http://www.buffalocreekandgauley.com/ Don Thompson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
