Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Senior editor Jim Hediger is the last staff member to have worked directly for the late Linn Westcott, a model railroading pioneer and the long-time editor of Model Railroader magazine. Jim shares a few of his favorite stories as well as vintage photos. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This week Model Railroader Associate Editor Cody Grivno shows you how to weather your model rolling stock’s wheels using a microbrush and Polly Scale Railroad Tie Brown acrylic paint. His technique also works for painting wheel faces without removing them from the truck. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Thirty years ago on September 26, 1979, construction began on Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger’s influential HO scale Ohio Southern. Jim describes the concept and some of the challenges building his HO layout. Learn how a three and a half hour lunch […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You get two model railroading tips this week. First Associate Editor Cody Grivno shows you how to use decal film for your next project. Then Managing Editor David Popp shows you how he used insulation displacement connectors (also called “suitcase” connectors) for making […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger also has experience working on the real railroads. In this episode Jim talks about his job as a telegraph operator for the Wabash RR. You’ll also see some vintage photos of some places where Jim worked, including […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page See some of the latest model train products with Associate Editor Cody Grivno. Watch Cody as he runs the DCC sound equipped E8 diesel on our latest N scale project layout. You’ll also get a tip for making your turnouts more realistic by […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In part 3 of the Rewiring the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy series, Managing Editor David Popp shows you how he added track feeder wires and how to test DCC circuit breakers. Associate Editor Cody Grivno will give you a look at some of […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger has had many experiences working with the real railroads. In this episode he talks about how he acquired his collection of official paint chips from the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton RR, as well as how the DT&I […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate Editor Cody Grivno is on vacation, so other members of the Model Railroader staff help out in this week’s Cody’s office episode. Associate Editor Steve Otte will show you some new model train products. Many layouts use skirting under the fascia to […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Learn all about how to clean your airbrush in part 3 of Model Railroader Associate Editor Cody Grivno’s how to airbrush series. Cody will also show you some of the latest model train products and will share a bit of history on some […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page See the latest model train products with Model Railroader Associate Editor Cody Grivno. In the second part of his how to airbrush series, Cody will also give you some of his tips for weathering with an airbrush. […]
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