What do you get if you combine the talents of Classic Toy Trains magazine and MR Video Plus? The City Terminal & Transfer Ry., an all-new project series coming to MRVP! In this preview video, hosts Kent Johnson and David Popp give you a glimpse of our exciting new 5 x 9 foot, 3-rail O […]
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What do you get if you combine the talents of Classic Toy Trains magazine and MR Video Plus? The City Terminal & Transfer Ry., an all-new project series coming to MRVP! In this preview video, hosts Kent Johnson and David Popp give you a glimpse of our exciting new 5 x 9 foot, 3-rail O […]
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Name: Olympia Logging Co. v.2 Scale: On30 (1:48 narrow gauge) Size: 1’-10” x 13’-0” Minimum radius: NA Minimum turnout: Peco On30 code 100 Maximum grade: 6.9 percent Height: 40” This track plan originally appeared in Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of this track plan. […]
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Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. On a late fall afternoon, a New York Central Niagara departs Ellison with an express while a Pennsylvania RR E6 Atlantic picks up a cut of cars. Paul Kahne shot the photo on Lee Gasparik’s O scale Pennsylvania & […]
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Classic Toy Trains magazine and MR Video Plus team up to build an all-new 5 x 9 foot, 3-rail O scale layout featuring big trains and big urban scenery. To start the construction of the City Terminal & Transfer Railway, David Popp and Kent Johnson show how to build the butt-joint framework used to support […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Kathy shifts her attention away from trees to focus on modeling bushes. In this episode, she shares a variety of materials and techniques used to shape the vegetation that grows along the forest floor. Naturally, Kathy also shows where and how to place […]
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Collectors concentrating on the outfits, locomotives, and accessories offered by Lionel during a single year in the post-World War II era will find inspiration in the compact O gauge layout developed by Robert Banks. He has designed an 11 x 11-foot three-rail display capable of letting three trains operate simultaneously. Build a layout that highlights […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp has shed his skis and winter gear and he’s now ready to spring into action answering your hobby questions! In this episode David addresses topics ranging from turnout control to locomotive repair to structure modeling. Watch, learn, and then pitch […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp has shed his skis and winter gear and he’s now ready to spring into action answering your hobby questions! In this episode David addresses topics ranging from turnout control to locomotive repair to structure modeling. Watch, learn, and then pitch […]
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Name: Richard Foltz Forum User Name: Richard Railroad Name: American Flyer-Lionel All seasons Location: Sykesville, Maryland Scale: S & O Theme: All seasons Description: Garden for all seasons, circus, Halloween, Christmas, summer […]
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Name: Richard Foltz Forum User Name: Richard Railroad Name: American Flyer-Lionel All seasons Location: Sykesville, Maryland Scale: S & O Theme: All seasons Description: Garden for all seasons, circus, Halloween, Christmas, summer […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Bob Keller of Classic Toy Trains magazine is back with a bounty of new toy trains and related products to share with you! In this episode of BTB, you’ll also get a good look at a powerful new release from Menards! […]
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