Watch as we take the ScaleTrains.com N scale General Electric C39-8 diesel locomotive for a test run on our Canadian Canyons project layout. The N scale model includes an ESU LokSound decoder with realistic diesel engine, horn, bell, and other sound effects. […]
Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 USRA heavy Mikado 2-8-2 Recently I had the opportunity to review and run a preproduction sample of an N scale United States Railroad Administration Heavy 2-8-2 Mikado type from Broadway Limited Imports. Part of the firm’s Paragon3 series, the model features a dual-mode decoder that provides excellent sound on both Digital […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You’ve got the questions and David’s got the answers (well, most of them) in this month’s Ask MRVP! Topics covered include curve radii, styrene measurements, scaling up an N scale layout, foam board for layout construction, puffball tree videos, weathering ballast, doghouses, and […]
Name: Sean Wells Railroad Name: Mukwonago Beer Line (Milwaukee Road Branch) Location: Mukwonago, WI Scale: G 1:29 with USA and Aristo-Craft cars and PIKO track. Theme: Milwaukee Road Beer Line Description: A multiple loop continuous running track with 2 small yards and several sidings. With the track in place now over the last 2 summers, […]
Trains Magazine takes you to Stevenson, Ala., for CSX and Norfolk Southern mainline action with videographer and author Chris Wehman. Learn more about Stevenson in the September 2018 issue! […]
Iowa Interstate’s Chinese-built 2-10-2 No. 6988 is back in service again in 2019. After a lull that ended in 2018, the QJ-type is seeing service on the former Rock Island main line in Illinois and Iowa. Watch it pull excursions with a train of P70 coaches, and freight, too! […]
Streamliners through the Southwest and a Midwest museum model train layout highlight the August 2019 issue of Model Railroader magazine. You’ll also learn about building bridges, backdrops, and much more. Follow editor Hal Miller as he shows you highlights from this month’s issue. […]
An Alaskan passenger train runs on the track at the Colorado Railroad Museum. The locomotives and cars are from the collection of CMRM volunteer Bob Wandell. […]
This video show solutions for driving gates and dumpers. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Gerry gets to the parts he likes the best — adding details to a scene. In this episode, you’ll see how he makes a gravel road, patches of grass, signs along the road, and more! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out a selection of the latest new hobby products in N and HO scales with Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno. Then follow Cody down to the Model Railroader workshop where he’ll show you how to use craft gemstones to make headlight lenses. […]
In this session of Cody’s Workshop, our painting pro shows how to add spot weathering effects and faded signage to the HO scale brick structure. […]
