Peco Modellers' Library: The Railway Modeller Book of '60 Plans for Small Locations'. This item is unavailable.Peco Modellers' Library: The Railway Modeller Book of '60 Plans for Small Locations'

The 9th impression of Cyril Freezer's classic book from Peco Publications of track plans in 4mm scale OO gauge for space-starved modellers has now been brought right up-to-date. Completely re-drawn, the plans take into account many of the changes which have taken place both on the prototype and on model railway layouts over the last 30 years (up to the time of publication in circa 1990). These include changes in operations, track layouts and types of traffic as well as the vastly increased range of equipment available to the modeller since the first edition some 32 years ago. New homes are, if anything, smaller than ever and these plans are designed to ge the most7 out of every square foot of space and include a section on genuinely portable layouts. Whether you have the previous editions or not, this new book is a must for all modellers. The original book was a compilation of plans drawn for 'Railway Modeller' that fell into a loosely defined space limit, basically up to 8ft by 6ft maximum, or L shaped portable layouts and terminus plans. Three editions followed this first edition and because the layouts were getting tired (most were drawn pre-1960), it was decided to redo them to broaden the focus from layouts that were essentially steam age to layouts that you'd find more modern traction such as diesels and electrics running along. As in the original books, a number of plans are shown on sectional baseboards, of which the basic unit is only 3ft long - the author believed that it was not sensible to use a module bigger than this because the railway model builder would not be able to safely carry this through the house (or other buildings), on their own, nor find a suitable storage space for larger pieces in the average house. Baseboards of up to 3ft in size are also much easier to transport in the average car. Most plans have one side labelled 'FRONT', which is the side Cyril Freezer feels is more suitable for the operator under home conditions