Aimed at really keen modelers who want to learn how to achieve the highest standards, this all-color book, packed with photos and diagrams, provides the very last word in detail in seven themed chapters.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Ch. 1 : The model loco stud : a look back -- Ch. 2 : Steam locomotives : meet the prototype -- Ch. 3 : 'To work the traffic offering...' -- Ch. 4 : Sourcing a realistic loco stud -- Ch. 5 : Matters mechanical -- Ch. 6 : Refining and reworking -- Ch. 7 : Detailing -- Ch. 8 : Finishing touches -- Ch. 9 : Loco examples -- Index of suppliers.