This video was shot during BNSF Days at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. The video features Boeing 737 fuselages and SkyBox cars. The entire train is from the collection of museum volunteer John Krueger. […]
Recently Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala had a chance to examine and operate a preproduction sample of Walthers new HO scale Plymouth ML-8 switcher. The model includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) motor decoder with a CurrentKeeper capacitor system. See the switcher in action as it works a yard on the Model Railroader […]
Modeler Gerry Leone wraps up his track-planning mini-series on computer-aided design (CAD) software with a tutorial on adding elevations and turnouts. Working with the simple plan he drew in part 2, Gerry shows you how the software figures distances and grades, and how you can use that information to determine if your design has enough […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Gerry Leone started this all-new MRVP mini-series by creating a virtual room for a new model railroad using computer-aided design (CAD) software. In Part 2, he keeps things rolling by showing how to add, arrange, and even adjust track components for your layout. […]
Gerry Leone started this all-new MRVP mini-series by creating a virtual room for a new model railroad using computer-aided design (CAD) software. In Part 2, he keeps things rolling by showing how to add, arrange, and even adjust track components for your layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Modeler Gerry Leone wraps up his track-planning mini-series on computer-aided design (CAD) software with a tutorial on adding elevations and turnouts. Working with the simple plan he drew in part 2, Gerry shows you how the software figures distances and grades, and how […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page So you’ve got a plan in mind for a new model railroad, but just can’t seem to get it out of your head?!? In an all-new MRVP mini-series, helpful handyman Gerry Leone walks you through the steps for turning a layout idea into […]
So you’ve got a plan in mind for a new model railroad, but just can’t seem to get it out of your head?!? In an all-new MRVP mini-series, helpful handyman Gerry Leone walks you through the steps for turning a layout idea into a specific track plan, all with the assistance of computer-aided design (CAD) […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Associate Editor Eric White and MRVP’s Ben Lake join forces to build models of something no one produces in HO scale – a 1940s era cement truck. In this first installment, Eric walks you through the process of kitbashing the chassis […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page After a mid-winter adventure, host Gerry Leone is back in the country…but he’s still Off The Rails! In this episode, Gerry shares clever tips and tricks for dealing with harsh lighting above, messy wires below, and room clutter that can diminish the appeal […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP Video Vault tours Jim Raymond’s HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio Allegheny Division layout originally featured in the 1991 premier edition of Great Model Railroads (out of print). […]
The Athearn Trains HO scale Southern Pacific SD40 features prototypical details and realistic sound effects thanks to a Ready to Roll SoundTraxx decoder. Watch the diesel locomotive model as it hauls a freight train on the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy model train layout. […]
