Finescale Locomotive Building

Professional model locomotive builder Tom Mallard describes how he goes about building miniature recreations of the steam locomotives. Starting with an introduction to the subject, Tom next talks about the actual business of acquiring and developing skills, his own motivations, and early influences. After describing his modelling “journey” through the locomotives he has built he then discusses research and design. The main text of the book describes the tools that he uses and the methods and techniques used in actually building the models. This includes how he uses 3D printing and other techniques in his work, notably including etching which is well described and illustrated. Throughout the book, we follow Tom’s building of two 7mm scale models of the famous Lynton and Barnstaple Manning Wardles, “Exe” and “Yeo”. Well-illustrated, the book includes detailed drawings and photographs of these locomotives, lots of constructional photographs and, images of the finished and weathered models.