Name: Mark Kimball Railroad Name: M&P RR Location: Midwest Scale: 1:29 standard gauge Theme: Short Line Description: M&P RR, a standard gauge short line in the Black Hills, has a replica of Disney Animator Ward Kimball’s Emma Nevada (a Bachmann Mogul). Just got battery power, and AirWire control, out for its first spin. […]
Join us for a brief look at some of the rolling stock at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, N.C. You’ll see part of the steam collection, restoration work underway, and a guest appearance by a mighty 4-8-4, Norfolk & Western No. 611. The museum is located at Southern Railway’s largest steam repair shop. […]
Name: Todd Hein Railroad Name: Minneapolis Northern Location: Crystal, Minnesota Scale: O Theme: Freelance railroad running Marx Trains Description: A Santa Fe passenger train running along side a Minneapolis Northern freight train. The Minneapolis Northern locomotive is a Marx Commodore Vanderbilt that has been modified to hld a Marx double reduction motor with a smoke […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David dives into construction of a scratchbuilt sawmill for his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout expansion. He shares insights gathered from researching the Phillips Bros. steam-powered mill built 1933 in Oak Run, California (https://youtu.be/zAvurSjBVW8). David then shows how he used this knowledge to […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that the surrounding Fraser River Canyon scenery is done, David can finally add realistic river water! In this episode of the Canadian Canyons Series, you’ll see just what it takes to prep the plywood layout surface, and then mix and apply the […]
Name: Robert Mayer Railroad Name: Robert Mayer Location: Colorado Scale: 3 Rail O Theme: Mountain railroading Description: This layout is being built by Jim Guy. The scenery, track plan and lighting make it a joy to photograph. I can’t wait until it’s completed. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Michael Hardwick built a traverser track from 3-D printer parts, an Arduino microcontroller, and other low-cost electronics. See the push-button controlled traverser in action on Michael’s N scale layout in this video. […]
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“Aria” wrote in, asking how to get sharply focused videos that reveal the road names on his rolling stock. His question appears here: http://cs.trains.com/grw/f/91/t/268387.aspx With some excellent comments by forum moderator Tom Trigg, and some research, we realized that sharper images of both prototype and model trains challenge our skills and our equipment. With professional […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP All-Stars Cody Grivno and Ben Lake get back to installing the roadway section representing the Trans-Canada Highway. After Ben prepares the pavement, Cody then shows how to groom the shoulders, place safety barriers, and add scenery textures between the rocks and the […]
In this installment of our O gauge City Terminal & Transfer Railway series, Kent expands The Big City limits by extending the elevated sections over the tracks and out to the edge of the layout. After that, he then fills in a few gaps with yet another type of foam! […]
Name: Paul Smith Railroad Name: Bagley Mountain Division of the Maine Central Railroad Location: Lincoln, Maine Scale: 1:29 to 1:24 Theme: Freight operations on the Maine Central Railroad in the 1970s. Description: Fright train of the Maine Central Railroad in the early 1970s. […]
