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The Lego Trains Book
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The Lego Trains Book

Holger Matthes
$63.99
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Learn the model-making process from start to finish, including the best ways to choose scale, wheels, motors, and track layout. Get advice for building steam engines, locomotives, and passenger cars, and discover fresh ideas and inspiration for your own LEGO train designs.

Inside you’ll find- -A historical tour of LEGO trains
-Step-by-step building instructions for models of the German Inter-City Express (ICE), the Swiss Crocodile, and a vintage passenger car
-Tips for controlling your trains with transformers, receivers, and motors
-Advice on advanced building tech-niques like SNOT (studs not on top), micro-striping, creating textures, and making offset connections
-Case studies of the design process
-Ways to use older LEGO pieces in modern designs

For ages 10+

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
No Starch Press,US
Country
United States
Date
2 January 2018
Pages
248
ISBN
9781593278199

Learn the model-making process from start to finish, including the best ways to choose scale, wheels, motors, and track layout. Get advice for building steam engines, locomotives, and passenger cars, and discover fresh ideas and inspiration for your own LEGO train designs.

Inside you’ll find- -A historical tour of LEGO trains
-Step-by-step building instructions for models of the German Inter-City Express (ICE), the Swiss Crocodile, and a vintage passenger car
-Tips for controlling your trains with transformers, receivers, and motors
-Advice on advanced building tech-niques like SNOT (studs not on top), micro-striping, creating textures, and making offset connections
-Case studies of the design process
-Ways to use older LEGO pieces in modern designs

For ages 10+

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
No Starch Press,US
Country
United States
Date
2 January 2018
Pages
248
ISBN
9781593278199

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