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Can you ever have enough Kalmbach books?

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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Monday, October 26, 2009 11:44 PM

CSX_road_slug

There is one Kalmbach book that I wish I'd bought - and read the whole way through - before I laid the first piece of track on my current layout: John Armstrong's Track Planning for Realistic Operation.  Then I wouldn't be preparing to tear it down and rebuild it, since I'd already have a layout with decent aisle widths and no duckunders!

 

I agree. Of all the Kalmbach and other model railroading books I own (30+) that is the one you want if you only buy one.  And should buy if you have none.

Enjoy

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Monday, October 26, 2009 8:30 PM

There is one Kalmbach book that I wish I'd bought - and read the whole way through - before I laid the first piece of track on my current layout: John Armstrong's Track Planning for Realistic Operation.  Then I wouldn't be preparing to tear it down and rebuild it, since I'd already have a layout with decent aisle widths and no duckunders!

-Ken in Maryland  (B&O modeler, former CSX modeler)

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Posted by ccaranna on Monday, October 26, 2009 7:01 PM
I love my collection of Kalmbach books, too - as a matter of fact, I would be more apt to part with some of my trains before my books.
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Posted by aloco on Monday, October 26, 2009 6:24 PM

 I quit buying train books after I discovered the Internet.

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Posted by cahrn on Monday, October 26, 2009 6:16 PM

 I haven't bought one for a pretty long time, but my collection (3 books I think) served me well. One of them, DCC Made Easy was pretty useful for starting my foray into DCC. Maybe next time I'm at the train store I'll pick some more up if they catch my interest.

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Posted by tgindy on Monday, October 26, 2009 4:22 PM

 Enough?  Surely you jest!

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Posted by dgwinup on Monday, October 26, 2009 11:15 AM

"Can you ever have enough Kalmbach books?"

Apparently not.  I just bought two more!  LOL

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Posted by IVRW on Monday, October 26, 2009 10:05 AM
I love my Kalmbach books, I just got two more at the hobby shop yesterday off of my own money. Because I have to pay for all of my own books, I just wish there was a book swap or something that I could get more books from for a low price.

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Posted by chatanuga on Monday, October 26, 2009 9:49 AM

Do back issues of Model Railroader and Trains count as books?

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Monday, October 26, 2009 8:25 AM

larak

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 Purple?

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Posted by Teditor on Monday, October 26, 2009 8:22 AM

In response to the original question - NO!

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Posted by wjstix on Monday, October 26, 2009 8:03 AM

I have 40-50, something like that. Being in the hobby since 1971 has given me the chance to buy quite a few books. Also, one of my hobbies-within-a-hobby is collecting old "how to" and trackplanning books, so I have some going back pretty far. My oldest Kalmbach one is the one "Boomer Pete" wrote that came out in I think 1941 or 42, though my oldest IIRC would be Bill Walthers track and signal guide which goes back to 1933 or so.

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Posted by BRAKIE on Monday, October 26, 2009 3:33 AM

wholeman

I have ten of them.  I read them quite a bit.  I need to purchase more.

How many do you all have?

 I own 2..The American Shortline Guide and GM's Geeps-The General Purpose Diesel.

I just don't buy Kalmbach modeling or layout books since I don't need 'em..

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Posted by larak on Sunday, October 25, 2009 10:47 PM

Allegheny2-6-6-6
If you choked a Smurf what color would he turn?

 Purple?

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Posted by Allegheny2-6-6-6 on Sunday, October 25, 2009 10:13 PM

 Not exactly sure but better then a dozen, haven't found too many other sources of information as good and as cost friendly as theirs.

Just my 2 cents worth, I spent the rest on trains. If you choked a Smurf what color would he turn?
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Posted by citylimits on Sunday, October 25, 2009 9:34 PM

If Kalmbach continue to publish books that help me with the various modeling projects I undertake then I will continue to buy them even though the chapters in these books have appeared as articles in previous issues of MR. As sombody who doesn't save past issues - only articles I think will be helpful latter - I find that some of these books published by Kalmbach and their PDF files, are helpful additions to my own fund of knowledge. After all, a good story is worth tell more than once.

 

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Can you ever have enough Kalmbach books?
Posted by wholeman on Sunday, October 25, 2009 8:48 PM

I have ten of them.  I read them quite a bit.  I need to purchase more.

How many do you all have?

Will

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