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Author:Tony Koester
Title:Designing & Building Multi-deck Model Railroads
Subtitle:How To Get More Out Of Your Space
Publisher:  Kalmbach Books
Country:USA
Date:2008
Format:Paperback
Genre:Transport, Hobbies
ISBN-13:9780890247419
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30th Jul 2021
 Acquire more space and longer towns and runs with multiple decks!

Tony Koester walks you through design, options, lighting and wiring considerations, the where and when sequence, as well as the all-important construction techniques.

Author: Tony Koester
Size: 8-1/4×10-3/4 in.
Pages: 96
Color photos: 175

Table of Contents:

Introduction--------------------------------------------------------4
The evolution of layout design---------------------------6
Looking up instead of out.
Do you really need more than one deck?----------12
Longer runs enhance operations.
Design considerations--------------------------------------24
Developing a track plan.
Climbing between decks----------------------------------38
Helixes, continuous runs, and elevators.
Height compromises----------------------------------------46
Factors in determining ideal levels.
Layout lighting--------------------------------------------------56
In a word, “fluorescent.”
Don’t let the top infringe on the bottom-------------66
Avoiding clearance issues.
Construction techniques-----------------------------------74
Assembly order is critical.
Framing the picture – fascias and valances-----80
Framing the view of the layout.
Multi-deck layout sampler---------------------------------88
Examples of successful layouts.
 

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