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Check out our latest 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. […]
“The trainyard is your media; the train is your story. Assemble the tracks you need. Then create the trains to run on them.” My Apple Store instructor was searching for an analogy for our class about movie making, not describing Southern Pacific operations. The resemblance worked for me. Postproduction Transforming our rough clips and music […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page As a follow-up to Cody Grivno’s initial video on adding realistic weathering effects to an out-of-the-box HO scale model, he now shows you how to apply additional effects to specific components of a hardworking diesel locomotive. Of course, the techniques Cody demonstrates […]
Check out the heavy mainline action on Norfolk Southern’s famed Christiansburg Grade in Virginia! You’ll see today’s modern railroading complete with heritage power and steam on this former Norfolk & Western route. […]
Check out this video from a model railroader in Hungary, Europe. His N scale layout measures 9′ x 3′ x 5′. […]
Watch a day of operations on the Oregon & Northeastern Railroad forest products shortline. Video by Dean Ferris. […]
The City Edge is an HO scale model railroad created and built by Vic Smith. The city section of the layout is 25′ (length) by 3′ (depth). The city is made up of multiple model kits, including kitbashed, custom and scratchbuilt structures that have all been recreated and casted in very durable black urethane. The […]
Installing bus wiring is the next task for MRVP’s Ben Lake to tackle. After that, Ben shows how to wire the Digitrax components used to form the circuit-based detection system on our N scale Canadian Canyons layout. […]
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! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The track, wiring, and electronics are finally in place for the lower (hidden) level of our Canadian Canyons N scale layout! In this video, David raises his game to build the benchwork for the upper (visible) level of the layout. The first order […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Rolling stock and equipment in N, HO, and O scales, acrylic paint for your projects, and a new book from contributing editor Pelle Søeborg highlight this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. In the workshop, associate editor Cody Grivno will also show you why […]
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 […]
