In part 2 of this MRVP mini-series, Gerry Leone is back with more helpful insights and instruction for working with an Arduino. This episode covers exactly how Gerry wired and programmed the animated lighting along the Mill Creek main streets. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page With the new year, comes a new episode of Ask MRVP! To get things started off strong, host David Popp addresses your specific viewer inquiries related to trackwork, wiring, scenery, and much more. But of course, only MRVP subscribers benefit from having an […]
Watch this video of a Bachmann Berkshire with Tsunami sound and a Seuthe smoke unit traveling through snowy, holiday-themed scenery. Video by Jonatas Gaudencio. […]
This is my third extreme weathered project, this time a heavyweight passenger car. This HO scale passenger car is a wooden kit made by Labelle. Some of the upper detail components were separately purchased brass parts, lower details are plastic. The doors I custom made using my home made CNC Mill-Laser. Wood is not very […]
After almost two years of building, here’s a brief photo update of “White Road Forest,” my small shelf layout. Having no place at home, I built the layout in the back of the warehouse where I work using some second-hand components (for lower cost). I made “the private spot” using a couple of shelves as […]
Name: Michael Marmer Railroad Name: American Flyer Railroad Location: Germantown, Maryland Scale: S Theme: Christmas Train Under Tree Description: The awaited 2017 American Flyer Christmas Train has arrived. It’s back under the 35 year old artificial Mountain King tree. It passes by Christmas Tree Village number two, as there seems to be no sign of […]
Name: Michael Marmer Railroad Name: D&K Railroad Location: Germantown, Maryland Scale: S Theme: American Flyer Hudson Converted to DCC Description: This is a American Flyer Hudson converted to DCC using a Soundtraxx Tsunmai 1000 Decoder. At first I go through all the functions that the engine will do, bell, horn, light, dim, air sound, no […]
Name: Rebecca Chestney Forum User Name: pennytrains Railroad Name: Plasticville Location: 4 by 6 in my bedroom : ) Scale: O and S Theme: 1950’s America Description: More stop-motion and chaos on my postwar layout. […]
Featuring 12 different trains from my N scale collection traveling through a dozen different winter landscapes by using Chroma Key F/X. Happy Holidays and “Happy Rails” in 2018 from Radio Trains. […]
Many garden railways are lighted for evening viewing. Some have intricate model street lighting, while others use various yard lights or strings of overhead outdoor bulbs. Bob Guinan installed several light sources along his railway, including inside buildings and balloons, overhead, and along the viewing pathways. Our club looks forward to Trains at Twilight on […]
“Unique bridge: A Puget Sound landmark,” in the February 2018 Trains, tells the story of the Chambers Bay lift bridge, a one-of-a-kind “direct vertical lift bridge” designed by Joseph Strauss, who went on to become chief engineer for the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge is located in Steilacoom, Wash., just south of Tacoma, on the […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Pullman Park series N scale sleepers in distinctive shadowline paintschemes highlight the new model railroad products featured in this month’s Cody’s Office. In addition Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno also discusses uncoupling cars on a grade, tips for creating operating paperwork […]
