Building Small Steam Locomotives - A Practical Guide to Making Engines for the Garden Gauges

Building Small Steam Locomotives by Peter Jones:

If you have an ambition to build a small live steam locomotive, but are daunted by the skills required, then this book is for you. Written in his clear and encouraging style, Peter Jones demystifies the whole process for those with little or no previous experience.

Contents include:· An explanation of terms· Basic metalworking processes· Step-by-step project guides· Machining· Boilermaking· Painting and finishing

Fully illustrated throughout with colour photographs and drawings, and including appendices of suppliers and societies, this is an invaluable work for the railway modeller.

246x189 mm. 300 colour photographs.

Author: Peter Jones
Title: Building Small Steam Locomotives
Format: Hardback Book 224 pages
Publisher: Crowood Press
Pub date: October 2008
ISBN: 9781847970299