Ask MRVP: Episode 28

David Popp walking by a hallway entrance with his hands in the air and making a silly face.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Ask MRVP host David Popp tackles YOUR hobby questions with some assistance from Cody Grivno, Dana Kawala, and even Off The Rails host Gerry Leone! Topics cover benchwork, track, wiring, scenery, modeling, painting and weathering, and plenty more! […]

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Off The Rails: Episode 16

Off the Rails with Gerry Leone Episode 16

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this new episode of Off The Rails, our host goes out of his way to prove that “one modeler’s junk is another modeler’s treasure”! This time, Gerry Leone makes good use of coffee creamer packaging, potato chip canisters, and even discarded computer […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 8 – Paint De Jour

David Popp in his backyard

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s nothing quite like a summer in Wisconsin to make David want to return to his warm and dry basement for more work on expanding the Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout! In this video blog, David sheds the hat and gloves and picks […]

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Trains Presents: Train Festival 2011

We take you trackside for Train Festival 2011 in the Quad Cities! Relive the glory days of Midwest steam excursions and see your favorite locomotives, including Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 and Iowa Interstate’s Chinese-built QJs! Be sure to look for our special issue, Big Steam is Back, available now, along with its companion […]

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Trains Tube: ‘Selling Sunshine’ DVD preview

Brightly painted diesel electric locomotive.

Join Trains Magazine Editor Jim Wrinn and video producer Rich Luckin for an early look at our next DVD production: “Selling Sunshine, the Florida Trains,” available in late August 2017. You’ll learn about the passenger trains that opened the Sunshine State to tourism and the railroads they ran on. […]

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