06-18-2010, 01:48 PM
ORM, I don't know of any books on that specific subject, but there are more general books on scratchbuilding and using styrene. A google search such turn something up. My first suggestion would be to play around with detailing RTR or kit rollingstock for awhile, then maybe kitbash or modify some, then go on to the scratchbuilding. By breaking up the learning curve into stages, you should come along nicely. I haven't scratchbuilt any, but I have modified a bunch of stuff. For example, I had some Track cleaning cars that were 50s era boxcars that didn't fit my layout. At the same time, I had become enamored of outside ribbed boxcars. So I cut off the roof and ends, built all new sides, and put them back together. It was fun.
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