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Our experts share their modeling tips to help you tackle your latest modeling project. Use the filters to search by modeling topic, scale, layout size and more.

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Sketching with Steve: What is a station?

Painting & Weathering
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How to strip paint from plastic models

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Fixing Wobbling Boxcars

Prototype Railroads
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Cody’s Trackside Finds

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Secrets of staging

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Expanding a 4×8

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Tips for better passenger cars: Stainless steel finish

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Designing a yard ladder

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Add diaphragms between passenger cars for more realism

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Perform rolling stock checkups

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Weathering with powdered pastels

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The Hills Line with James McNab: The complete scene, Episode 11

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Ballast track easily

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Tips for better passenger cars: Car height

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Paint yellow boxcars

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Cut door and window openings

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Glaze windows with adhesive

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Make couplers look realistic

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Tune up turnouts

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Simulate rust with makeup applicators

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