Any model railway layout can be enhanced with the effective use of scenery & accessories. Chris Ellis examines the range of ready-made scenic accessories available to modellers, and also explains how to make your own scenic structures. Tips & techniques for adapting & weathering such accessories are included, along with clear step-by-step instructions that explain how to create rolling hills, trackside buildings & even lakes & rivers from a variety of materials, whether bought from modelling shops or using discarded product packaging. The book`s sections include: planning backdrops & scenic settings; building basic terrain; painting backgrounds & creating the illusion of distance & perspective; texturing vegetation, foliage & trees; modelling water; depicting rocky surfaces such as cliffs, scree & waterfalls; incorporating civil engineering (tunnels & bridges) & adapting Skaledale & other accessories for use in personal dioramas. A useful appendix also contains details of popular modelling materials, stockists & suppliers, useful reference works & other research sources. ...

At the southern tip of the great African continent lies a land of superlative landscapes, where the fertile ground is laced with diamonds & gold, uninterrupted plains teem with wildlife, & nature's bounty continues to brim over into the everyday lives of many peoples. These are the images of South Africa, & this is the story they tell. ...

Nowhere in Ireland is there such a rich diversity of walks as Killarney. Thousands visit every year to walk in the beautiful landscape for which Killarney is renowned, & until now there has been no guidebook for these walks. Jim Ryan has compiled eighteen of Killarney`s most interesting low-level walks, providing excellent photographs, precise directions & the length, time & difficulties of each. Each walk has a map indicating important features. Walks vary in duration from an hour to a day, from flat walking to more challenging rambles. Four of the walks are nature trails that follow markers, with the flora, fauna & landscape at each described. Jim takes readers through the town of Killarney, out to Muckross & Torc, down to Ross Isl&, & on peaceful strolls in the countryside. One of the walks

Includes:: a boat trip through Killarney`s lakes. Woven into the route descriptions are historical notes, anecdotes, folklore & natural history to add to the walker`s enjoyment. This is a book to be used & put away, then taken out again, for the visitor to Killarney, having savoured its beauty, invariably returns.

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West Cork is a place apart, with its unique combination of ?ora, fauna, history & landscape, & is quietly explored by large numbers of visitors annually. This guide to some of the best low-level walks in the region has clear descriptions & engaging commentaries on natural & human history to enhance the walker`s enjoyment & appreciation of the routes. From the scenic interior to spectacular coastal scenery & islands, these cross-country, road & waterside excursions have something for everyone. Walks vary from 1.5km strolls to a 13km traverse of Sherkin Isl&. The author has put his considerable experience & knowledge of the area to great use in this evocative guide, which introduces the best of the area. Each route has a sketch map & colour photographs to illustrate the beauty of the landscape, its wild creatures, wild ? owers & built heritage. Ferry & cable-car timetables are included. This is a treasury of information to take readers on the ways less travelled. ...

Although this has been the inspiration for two popular films, ” Scent of a Woman” is a great read in it`s original form, a comfortably far cry from the ”hoo-ha” of Pacino & the Hollywood tale it came to be. Two soldiers travel across Italy at the height of summer, passing through Genoa, Rome & Naples. One of the soldiers is blind, graceful, gleefully vicious & wears a prosthetic arm; the other, twenty years his junior, is his guide. But as these men drink their way through bars, brothels & train carriages, who is guiding who? Only as they reluctantly approach the blind man`s destination, & a stifled love affair, does the purpose of the trip become tragically clear.” Scent of a Woman” is a lyrical exploration of regret, defiance, & what it really means to see. ...

We might not like to admit to it, but everyone
- even the gentlest of souls
- derives a secret guilty satisfaction from the

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Schadenfreude
- enjoying the pain & failures of others
- is an all-too-familiar feeling. It has perplexed philosophers & psychologists

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Schadming
- Ramsau am Dachstein
- Haus im Ennstal
- Filzmoos
- Stoderzinken area of the Austrian Alps presented at 1:35,



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Schadminger Tauern
- Radstadt
- Dachstein
- Schladming area of the Austrian Alps presented at 1:50, 000 in a series of contoured


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Schaffhausen area at 1:50, 000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof & tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes, as well as other local hiking trails. Cartography is similar to that used both in Hallwag’s hiking atlases & in the walking series from Kümmerly + Frey at 1:60, 000 covering the whole country. The maps have contours at 50m or 25m intervals according to the terrain, enhanced by graphic relief & shading. A special feature of this series is an overprint indicating the nine national long-distance routes, plus regional long-distance trails. The overprint also shows other local paths, distinguishing between sign-posted hiking paths, mountain paths where proper walking shoes are necessary, & alpine paths requiring special equipment for glacier traverses & light climbing. Mountain huts are marked, plus various types of accommodation: campsites, youth hostels, “ Friends of Nature” houses, & secluded hotels & restaurants. Road network indicates local bus routes with stops. Railways, narrow gauge mountain railways, cable car lines, & chair lifts are shown, with various symbols highlighting places of interest, viewpoints, picnic sites, swimming pools, etc. The maps have a 1km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH1903 Bessel), with latitude & longitude shown as margin ticks at 5’. * Map legend

Includes:: English.* On the reverse, an index of towns & villages

Includes:: names of geographical features such as mountains, alpine passes, glaciers, lakes, rivers, as well as places of interest. Also provided is a small road map at 1:301, 000 of a wider region around the area covered by each title.



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