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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Don’t have an airbrush? Maybe you don’t need one? Host Cody Grivno shares his techniques for making a cylindrical hopper look good n’ grimy – all without using an airbrush! Follow along as he shares how to work with weathering powders and brushed-on paint […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This time on Off The Rails, host Gerry Leone has fun with foam! Not the type of foam insulation board typically used in model railroad scenery. Instead, Gerry keeps his focus on open-cell and closed-cell foam commonly used as model railroad product packaging. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala, senior editor for Model Railroader magazine, gets his hands on a PIKO SmartControl Basic Set. Watch this video to see how Dana uses the Pro SmartController to program and operate DCC-equipped locomotives on the WSOR section of the MR&T HO scale layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Eric White, associate editor for Model Railroader magazine, introduces you to the Walthers Layout Control System switch machine. In this instructional video, Eric reveals all the supplied parts, helpful tools, and the step-by-step installation and programming processes needed to add the switch machine […]
Trains Presents brings you modern passenger action from the updated Raleigh, N.C., station. You’ll also see historic file footage featuring Amtrak’s Heritage Fleet as well. You can also tour the soon-to-be completed station with Trains Presents! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Jim Babcock’s HO scale railroad models diesel-era scenes along the Baltimore & Ohio Pittsburgh & Western Sub. In this short video, you’ll see some of the action on this exceptional model train layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David is back for a new epsiode of Ask MRVP! This month he addresses your inquires related to trackwork, wiring, layout maintenance, DCC programming, weathering your models, and more. Watch, learn, enjoy, and then post your own question for the next episode! […]
B&M RR GP7 1562 hauls a mixed freight around Steve Tello’s Boston & Maine NH Mainline. Construction and landscaping continues on the HO scale layout set in Lowell, MA. […]
Intermodal operations are an important part of Brian Olson’s N-scale BD&O RR. This one is set just outside of Gillette, WY. […]
Name: Peter Muto Forum User Name: pjm20 Railroad Name: NGRC 2018 Vendor Show Layouts Location: Atlanta, Georgia Description: This video highlights a the layouts that were on display at the vendor show of the 2018 NGRC in Atlanta, Georgia. […]
Name: Mark Kimball Railroad Name: M&P RR Location: Midwest Scale: 1:29 standard gauge Theme: Short Line Description: M&P RR, a standard gauge short line in the Black Hills, has a replica of Disney Animator Ward Kimball’s Emma Nevada (a Bachmann Mogul). Just got battery power, and AirWire control, out for its first spin. […]
Join us for a brief look at some of the rolling stock at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, N.C. You’ll see part of the steam collection, restoration work underway, and a guest appearance by a mighty 4-8-4, Norfolk & Western No. 611. The museum is located at Southern Railway’s largest steam repair shop. […]
