Hornby CD-Rom Step by Step Guide to Railway Modelling (R8125)

Hornby's new 'Step-By-Step Guide to Railway Modelling' CD-Rom is the perfect resource to establish, evolve and complement your hobby skills - whether you are starting out, an enthusiast or an experienced modeller. The CD-Rom includes chapters on 'Where Do I Start', 'Baseboards and Track', 'Buildings and Scenics', 'Wiring the Layout' and 'Taking Stock'. This innovative CD-Rom, produced by modelling experts, adopts a simple step-by-step approach, providing advice, explaining methods and demonstrating techniques by walking you logically through key tasks and activities.

PC Specification Minimum Pentium 2 600MHz, 64Mb RAM (128Mb with Windows XP) 20Mb disk space, 16Mb graphics card, SoundBlaster 128 compatible sound card, 16x CD-Rom drive, Windows 98 or later.
MAC specification Minimum G3 700MHz, 128Mb RAM, 20Mb disk space, 16Mb graphics card, 16x CD-Rom drive, OS 9 or OS X.

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Antics Model Railway Era System ()

The era system groups models by the time period of the livery carried. As trains have a design life of 30-40 years often several liveries are available for a model.
The era number is intended as a guide for modellers who want to assemble a representative collection from a particular time period, or make up a train of vehicles to match a new locomotive.

Collecting the operating model trains is a fun and enjoyable hobby, so do not feel that you must be bound by any restriction which you wish to ignore.
The era information is merely a guide to allow you to assemble models from the same time period, to form trains which are likely to have been seen together and find coaches and wagons to match your locomotives. If you own or wish to buy a model because you like it, even if it doesn't match with your other models, then you are doing the same as every other model enthusiast does, forming a collection which to you contains attractive and interesting models.

Always remember, it's your railway and you run it the way you like!

Antics OO Hornby & Peco OO Track Geometry ()

Bachmann Model Railway Era System ()

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Era information is provided as a guide to the time period when a model or livery would have ben seen. Normally the era starts as the date of a significant livery change, however it is impossible to set an era for every livery change. In most cases a? search on the web will quickly find the dates applicable for specific changes if you need? more accurate information.

It takes many years to complete a change of livery and many items of rolling stock remained painted in the liveries from previous Eras during the early part of the? following Era.? Locomotives and passenger coaches would normally have received a repaint within 5 years, however wagons are painted much less frequently and paint applied up to 20 years previously might be found.

The Era is merely a guide for those who wish to purchase models from a similar period in time and in livereis which would have been seen together. Do not let the Ear? dissuade you? from purchasing and enjoying an item because you find it attractive or interesting.

It's your railway, run it your way!

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