Making Urban Buildings for Model Railways

This fascinating book is aimed at all those modellers who wish to create a model railway set in an urban landscape. It covers the selection and the construction of a wide range of urban building, and presents many detailed photographs of real buildings from which the modeller can gain ideas, identify specific features and draw inspiration. Special attention is paid to modelling architectural details and to the effects of weathering. Scratch-building techniques and materials, as well as ready-to-plant buildings and kits are covered. In addition to the buildings themselves, the author also considers the urban setting and infrastructure, and demonstrates how to construct roads and pavements, create authentic street scenes, and make realistic models that accurately reflect, for example, urban decay and dereliction. Finally, consideration is given to persepctive modelling, a concept that provides the modeller with an opportunity to make much better use of a limited amount of space.

David Wright is a professional artist and model maker who has written several articles in the railway modelling press. He is well known at the major railway modelling exhibitions where he is especially renowned for his informative demosntrations and theatre presentations. This is David's second book for Crowood, his first being the highly acclaimed Making Rural Buildings for Model Railways.