Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Painting an EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, Part 4 – Painting detail parts

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video, Cody first demonstrates how to paint the fine details he’ll apply to our HO scale Winston-Salem diesel locomotive. He then shares techniques for masking and painting (using an airbrush) the larger locomotive components in the desired base coat colors. […]

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Denver’s Burnham Shops closing after more than a century

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DENVER — On Feb. 14 another piece of Colorado railroad history will slip away as Union Pacific closes its Burnham Shops in Denver. Once the second largest UP shop behind Jenks Shop in North Little Rock, Ark., the loss of Burnham closes another chapter in the history of the late and much beloved Denver & […]

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New model trains for the week of February 11, 2016

Bowser HO scale General Motors Diesel SD40-2 diesel locomotive

Bowser HO scale General Motors Diesel SD40-2 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives General Motors Diesel SD40-2 diesel locomotive. CP Rail (small Multimark in two road numbers, as-delivered scheme, large Multimark with 8” stripes in two numbers, no Multimark with or without number on rear of long hood in two numbers each, and dual-flag scheme in […]

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Tour the Fern Creek and Western Railroad

Tour the Fern Creek and Western Railroad

Name:    Trevor Park Railroad Name:    Fern Creek and Western Railroad Location:    Santa Cruz, CA Scale:    1:20.3 with some 1:22.5 mixed in. Theme:    Logging, mining and short line freight and passenger operations. Description:    Come join us for a layout tour of my Fern Creek and Western Garden Railroad that I built with my friends. This video […]

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A Big Boy on the North Western Railroad

Lionel Vision Line Union Pacific Big Boy 4014

Name:    Adam Matthews Railroad Name:    North Western Railroad Location:    Ohio Scale:    O Gauge Theme:    Freelanced Hi-Rail based on Northeast Ohio Description:    My Lionel Vision Line Big Boy 4014 hauls a string of 29 reefer cars around the new mainline on the Lower Level of the North Western Railroad. […]

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Video: Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 PRR M1a and Rolling Thunder subwoofer system

Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 PRR M1a

This HO scale Pennsylvania RR class M1a 4-8-2 steam locomotive from Broadway Limited Imports features the firm’s new Paragon3 sound system. These new electronics work with the firm’s new Rolling Thunder subwoofer system that captures the low-bass rumble of the real thing. Hear the system for yourself and get a demo of the Digital Command […]

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Video: Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 PRR M1a and Rolling Thunder subwoofer system

Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 PRR M1a

This HO scale Pennsylvania RR class M1a 4-8-2 steam locomotive from Broadway Limited Imports features the firm’s new Paragon3 sound system. These new electronics work with the firm’s new Rolling Thunder subwoofer system that captures the low-bass rumble of the real thing. Hear the system for yourself and get a demo of the Digital Command […]

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Broadway Limited Imports Rolling Thunder subwoofer system

BLI Rolling Thunder subwoofer system

Price: $249.99 (subwoofer and receiver), $99.99 (receiver only) Comments: The physical size of the on-board speakers of locomotive models limits their ability to reproduce the low-frequency bass sounds of the prototype. The Broadway Limited Imports Rolling Thunder system wirelessly synchs an under-the-layout subwoofer with the firm’s new Paragon3 line of locomotives to reproduce the missing […]

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