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Starting the Model Railroading Hobby	Shorts in Steam Locomotives	Cleaning and Lubrication
Optimizing Electrical Pickup and & current flow	Weathering with Chalks	Diesels: Diagnosing Shorts and other electrical mechanical tidbits
Gears, Gearboxes and Drive Shafts	Packing and Shipping delicate models	Help! My Loco won't run
Basic Tools needed	Diagnosing and Curing Binds in Locomotives	Stick It Up Anywhere
Working with G Scale Couplers	Working with Sub Roadbase	Installation - Rail Joiner Screws
Care and Maintenance of Your Trains	Alan Olsons article on weathering	Byron Fenton on cleaning track
Airbrushing Basic Techniques	Working With Colors	Basics for DCC
Suggested list of books to help you start your hobby	Handlaying Track & Turnouts outline of hands on clinic	BRASS: Remotoring A Key C 29 by Steffen Rosmus
Derailments on your layout

HOW-TO BOOK LIST

If you want to check availability, please click on an item in the list below. You will then be taken to the On-Line Catalog for that item. For more current information, please ask a Caboose Hobbies Sales Associate by phone or e-mail!

Getting Started/General:

Basic Model Railroading, Getting Started in the Hobby

Construction:

How to Build Model Railroad Benchwork
Design Handbook for Model Railroads

DCC:

Digital Command Control, The Comprehensive Guide to DCC
The Digitrax Big Book of DCC

Painting:

Art of Weathering
Diesel Painting and Lettering
Painting Backdrops

Scenery:

Basic Scenery For Model Railroads
HO Railroad: From Set to Scenery
Project Railroads You Can Build. From Benchwork to Finished Scenery
Scenery for Model Railroads, Dioramas and Miniatures
Scenery for Your Model Railroad
The Clinic Video from Woodland Scenics
The Scenery Manual, from Woodland Scenics

Track Planning:

48 Top-Notch Track Plans
Basic Model Railroading Track Plans
EZ Track Manual 1
Small, Smart and Practical Track Plans
Track Planning for Realistic Operation
Small Railroads You Can Build

Wiring/Electrical:

Basic Wiring for Model Railroaders
Easy Model Railroad Wiring
Electrical Handbook for Model Railroads, Vol 1
Electrical Handbook for Model Railroads, Vol 2

Z Scale:

Z Track Planning

N Scale:

An Introduction to N Scale
N Scale Model Railroad That Grows
N Scale Model Railroading, Getting Started in the Hobby
The Railmodel Journal of N Scale Modeling

HO Scale:

Practical Guide to HO Model Railroading
The HO Model Railroading Handbook

O Scale:

How to Build Your First Lionel Layout

G Scale:

Begining Garden Railroading
Beginners Guide to Large Scale Model Railroading
Garden Railway Manual: Step by Step
The Large-Scale Model Railroading Handbook

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