Allen McClelland and His Virginian & Ohio~HO scale Masterpiece!~NEW 2023

Description: Allen McClelland and His Virginian & Ohio by Koester, Tony (Author) Allen McClelland encouraged modelers to look at their layouts not as stand-alone entities, but as links in the North American rail system―looking beyond the basement. Take a look at Allen's HO scale Virginian & Ohio layout, one of the best-known layouts of all time. This inspirational layout pioneered many concepts that later became standards in layout design, including walkaround operation, use of command control, staging yards and being built to support prototypical train operations. Find inspiration in how the Virginian & Ohio was conceived and developed, and get ideas for applying the same concepts to your own layout! Introduction The revolution began here4 The Virginian & Ohio led to dramatic changes in the hobby Chapter 1Beyond the basement8 Allen taught us to think of our railroads as part of the continental rail network Chapter 2Linear layout design20 Allen McClelland didn't invent it, but he made it practical Chapter 3Walkaround command control26 In one stroke, Allen created the way we'd control our railroads in the future Chapter 4The development of Centralized Traffic Control30 Running the V&O realistically meant wiring decks of rotary switches Chapter 5The debut of plastic models40 Allen saw them as timesavers to better enable building a large, operating railroad Chapter 6Plausibility over showmanship56 Modeling the ordinary made it easier to achieve a believable model railroad Chapter 7What's in a name?64 The era of punny and whimsical names ebbed when the V&O debuted Chapter 8The "Good Enough" Principle68 Set the bar reasonably high, and bring, everything up to that level Chapter 9The Appalachian Lines and subsequent V&O railroads74 Tales of a model railroad merger and two relocations Chapter 10The McClelland legacy84 Testimonials from modelers who were influenced by Allen Chapter 11Photo gallery104 More V&O photos worthy of review SOFTCOVER. Unabridged. Illustrated, 10.5" L x 8.1" W. 112 pages. BRAND NEW. PLEASE NOTE: PHOTO IN THIS AUCTION IS A STOCK PHOTO OF THE BOOK. YOUR BOOK IS BRAND NEW FROM THE PUBLISHER, NEVER READ, NEVER SHELVED. We ship all of our books in cardboard packaging/wrapping for protection in transit.

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Location: Houston, Texas

End Time: 2024-12-07T14:48:56.000Z

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