A Santa Fe GP30 shoves loaded hoppers onto the coal track at Monolith Cement. The crew has already pulled the empty hoppers and spotted them on the adjacent track. They’ll soon be on their way back to the mine in Utah. Roen Kelly photo About once a year, a debate will flare up on one […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Gerry Leone demonstrates a handy technique that makes it appear like your photos are captured under real sunlight. Plus, he’ll also show how photo enhancement software can bring new clarity to your photography efforts! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, Gerry Leone talks about how to adjust your camera settings to capture model railroad settings with a realistic depth of field. He also addresses lighting options (type and placement)! […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David wraps up summer camp by painting figures and other details to complete his logging camp scene. Then he takes his finished stock car for a run on the layout. And finally, did he put that tree back into the scene or not? […]
Click on the link below to download a PDF of “The Locomotives of Minton Cronkhite” from the June 1966 Model Railroader. In his Heritage Fleet column in the October issue entitled “Minton Cronkhite, Q gauge, and the Santa Fe,” Keith Wills profiles Minton Cronkhite (1888-1971), a model railroading pioneer known for his exceptional model locomotive […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Rise and shine, MRVP campers! David is up and at ’em early on Day 5 to finish his stock car. Morning activities include decaling and weathering. […]
This materials list is an online bonus to “Build a late-1960s E unit” by Louis Millan from the October 2019 Model Railroader. Louis Millan shows how-to detail an HO scale Life-Like Proto2000 E8 diesel locomotive to represent a late 1960s Penn Central prototype. Below is the materials list for the project. Materials list Cal Scale […]
Click on the image to download a PDF copy of this track plan. Name: Aquia Line Layout owner: Bernard Kempinski Scale: O (1:48) Size: 31 x 32 feet Prototype: United States Military RR Locale: Virginia Era: late winter 1863 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 115 feet Minimum radius: 28″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 1 […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Camp Director David is in a rather chipper mood for Day 4 of Summer Camp on his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. Appropriately, the arts and crafts activities in this video blog address the techniques used to give the stock car’s paint job […]
In the October 2019 Model Railroader, Bruce Briggs writes about the Union Pacific’s East Los Angeles Station that served as the railroad’s gateway to Southern California for more than 40 years. After extensive research, Bruce made detailed plans of this mission revival station based on official railroad blueprints. Cl […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Horseback riding and wood carving are two activities associated with a good summer outing, including David Popp’s camp adventures on his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. But remember, only MRVP subscribers can enjoy the fun! […]
