By Tony Koester

Long-time Model Railroader magazine contributor Tony Koester offers techniques for incorporating Layout Design Elements into a larger layout, a sectional or modular approach to model railroading that he invented. Various LDEs based on actual railroad scenes - towns, yards, terminals, industries, and more - are offered as track plains suitable for N to large scale layouts. • Applies the “kit building” concept to track planning • Features new material compatible with Koester's previous books, Realistic Model Railroad Operations and Realistic Model Railroad Design

Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 96 pages; 125 color photos; 10 b&w photos; 75 illustrations;