Description
Well-known author and modeling expert, Pelle
SÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃøeborg, introduces the sectional model railroad layout in his all-new book, Building
a Sectional Layout. If youre building for a specific spot in your overall
layout, Pelle offers how-to advice for modeling sections, building benchwork,
and laying track.
Using his Midwest layout, Pelle shares new
techniques that can be applied to both sectional and stationary layouts, from
design to final details. His addition of a grain elevator demonstrates why every
layout should have a "signature" structure a "wow" factor.
The book covers:
- Planning and designing a sectional
layout. - Building benchwork and laying track.
- How-to advice for creating realistic
scenery and structures (a bridge, farm fields, streets, highways, and more). - The importance of building a
"signature" structure, using Pelle's grain elevator as an example.
Pelle K. SÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃøeborg, a Danish resident, runs his own graphic design business. In
the early 1990s, several Model Railroader magazines caught his attention, and he
has been a model railroader ever since. A trip to the United States in 1992
added to his interest in modeling United States prototypes. In 2006, Mountain to
Desert, a book about his home layout was published. He has written two other
books, Done in a Day and Essential Model Railroad Scenery Techniques, for
Kalmbach Books. Pelle has also written a number of articles for Model Railroader
magazine throughout the years and has provided photos for model train calendars
and Woodland Scenics and Walthers catalogues.
UPs Daneburg Subdivision:
a sectional layout with atmosphere 4
It all starts with the benchwork 22
Laying the track 26
Adding a photo backdrop 34
Creating a rural scene 38
Building a bridge scene 50
Constructing realistic streets and highways 64
Modeling a Midwestern town 72
Building a signature structure 78
