There's a nostalgia associated with model trains and railroading-even if it's unspoken. Railroads take us back to an earlier era. A more basic time. When spending a week or more on a train was seen as a luxury--an event in itself--not at as merely a mode of transportation. You've probably already scouted some model railroad shows. You've no doubt recognized the camaraderie and the passion these folks have. And yes, you're interested in becoming a...

Presents picture-based instructions for building a variety of dinosaurs using your LEGO parts.

Learn how to build more than 15 amazing prehistoric projects, with clearly illustrated step-by-step instructions.

Presents picture-based instructions for building horses, goats, chickens, and cows to barnyard scenes and more using the LEGO Classic sets 10693 and 10695, or bricks that LEGO obsessives may already have at home.

Model trains are about more than building each car. It is also about building realistic surroundings for the train to travel through. This compelling introduction to model making explains the mathematics of scale, how clockwork, electric, and steam trains work, and the difference between building from a kit and building from scratch. Tips on painting, cutting and filing, cementing, and basic electronics help build fine-motor skills. Young readers...

"After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office. Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story: His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as the Cuckoo, famously fell to her death a few months earlier....