01-01-2012, 01:14 AM
I feel like I have nothign in my library:
About a dozen of old 60's-70's magazine, 1 from the 80's and 2 from the 90's, a generic book about steam engines, two diesel superdetailling books, one Lance Mindheim and a totally outdated Walthers catalog.
In fact, my prototype (QRL&PCo) has little books written on it. Most of the time, I found pictures in archives and pressure old folks to recall their childhood memories when the train was still running strong in the area. These books included the excellent serie of traction books from Thomas Grumley (Bytown Railway Society), Tramways de Québec & Tramways de Montréal by Jacques Pharand and an original copie of Le Chemin de fer de la Bonne Sainte-Anne (1959) by Omer Lavallée.
I must admit that since I started to use Internet in 1997, most of my time was spent on railways. I search and find stuff, sometimes reading a couple of pages on Google Books. That amazing all the old stuff from the 1800's you can find there. I remember reading a complete surveyor report about an actual CN mainline. It's interesting to see the "REAL" reason why the track went there and not here. But nothing beats a real book. Recently, a old friend of mine gave me a set of CN freight cars booklets, the kind that was used, I think, to show customer what was available. They are from early 1990's and quite useful when modelling modern cars.
Matt
About a dozen of old 60's-70's magazine, 1 from the 80's and 2 from the 90's, a generic book about steam engines, two diesel superdetailling books, one Lance Mindheim and a totally outdated Walthers catalog.
In fact, my prototype (QRL&PCo) has little books written on it. Most of the time, I found pictures in archives and pressure old folks to recall their childhood memories when the train was still running strong in the area. These books included the excellent serie of traction books from Thomas Grumley (Bytown Railway Society), Tramways de Québec & Tramways de Montréal by Jacques Pharand and an original copie of Le Chemin de fer de la Bonne Sainte-Anne (1959) by Omer Lavallée.
I must admit that since I started to use Internet in 1997, most of my time was spent on railways. I search and find stuff, sometimes reading a couple of pages on Google Books. That amazing all the old stuff from the 1800's you can find there. I remember reading a complete surveyor report about an actual CN mainline. It's interesting to see the "REAL" reason why the track went there and not here. But nothing beats a real book. Recently, a old friend of mine gave me a set of CN freight cars booklets, the kind that was used, I think, to show customer what was available. They are from early 1990's and quite useful when modelling modern cars.
Matt
Proudly modelling Quebec Railway Light & Power Company since 1997.
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