LEGO® trains – concepts and techniques for realistic models
LEGO® Eisenbahn – Konzepte und Techniken für realistische Modelle
… is the name of my first LEGO hobby related book.
The title means "LEGO® trains – concepts and techniques for realistic models". The book is also available in English (LEGO Trains Book), Italian, Spanish and Chinese.
Huw from brickset.com has written a little review about this book which can be found here.
- Go to Partlists for models from the book
Table of contents
- Introduction
- About this book
- Importants hints before you start
- Systems
- Blue era – 4,5 volt and 12 volt
- Description
- Power concept
- Track concept
- Typical elements
- Seen from a today’s perspective
- Gray era – 4,5 volt and 12 volt
- Description
- Power concept
- Track concept
- Remote controll accessory
- Typical elements
- Seen from a today’s perspective
- 9 volt system
- Description
- Power concept
- Track concept
- Typical elements
- The end of the era
- Seen from a today’s perspective
- RC system (Remote Control)
- Description
- Power concept
- Track concept
- Typical elements
- Seen from a today’s perspective
- Power Functions system
- Description
- Power concept
- Track concept
- Typical elements
- Seen from a today’s perspective
- Other LEGO track systems
- Blue era – 4,5 volt and 12 volt
- Basic principles
- Building material – the stuff dreams are made of
- Building techniques
- Geometry of LEGO bricks
- SNOT – Building in all directions
- Offset – Building with misalignments
- Building with odd numbers
- Microstriping – now it gets sophisticated
- Textures
- Diverted use of elements
- Model making
- Squaring the circle
- Scale
- 6-wide, 7-wide, 8-wide … or more?
- Train wheels
- Power and control
- Trucks and bogies
- Trucks with fixed axles
- Bogies
- Jakobs bogie
- Steam engine carriage
- Coupling and buffers
- Structures
- Track layout
- Large curves with straight track segments
- Rails from me-models
- Ballasting
- BlueBrick – plan your layout
- Design
- Develop your own models
- Bombardier double deck coaches for the Regional-Express
- Siemens-Vectron electric engine
- Steam engine BR 10
- Inspirations
- Modern high speed train
- Building instruction – waggon
- Building instruction – steering car
- Add the Power Functions train motor
- Alternative designs for the front window
- Steam engine BR 80 with open freight waggons (with building instructions)
- Swiss "Crocodile" (Be 6/8) (with building instructions)
- Old passenger waggon (with building instructions)
- Modern high speed train
- Appendix
- Terms and abbreviations from the LEGO universe
- Buying LEGO elements
- Index