Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller brings you this single-stall edition featuring NMRA Vice President and Master Model Railroader Gerry Leone. Hal points the conversation toward Gerry’s remarkable Bona Vista HO scale layout and its various iterations that have appeared in numerous Model Railroader publications. You’ll […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP Video Vault host Allen Keller visits Chuck Hitchcock’s Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Argentine Division HO scale layout that depicts transition-era railroading and scenery in the heart of Kansas. […]
Contributing editor Pelle Søeborg joined associate editor Cody Grivno and other Model Railroader staff members at the 2015 National Train Show in Portland, Ore. Check out highlights from the show, including interviews with several hobby manufacturers debuting new locomotives, rolling stock, and more at the show. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The next step to installing the backdrop for our HO scale Winston-Salem project layout is to prime and paint the hardboard. David Popp shares the products, tools, and techniques he uses to apply a smooth and even finish that enhances the overall appearance […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Kent Johnson hosts this video journal covering some of the planning and construction efforts of the T-Trak project Dream Team. First up are MR’s Steven Otte and MRVP’s Drew Halverson. Steve gets off to a quick start and adds a wrinkle to […]
MRVP’s David Popp is in a generous mood to share the gift of an assembled T-Trak module with a team of eager modelers from various parts of Kalmbach Publishing Co.! After David outlines the construction parameters, Kent Johnson chats a bit with each builder to find out what he or she is planning for their […]
Here is a video that I created of my HO scale layout after shooting some action on the mainline with my Samsung Galaxy. The Rapido Route layout is based on Canadian National and VIA Rail livery operations during the late 1970s and 1980s during a time when I had the opportunity to ride the prototypes […]
Trains Magazine celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee on Nov. 14. See how Trains‘ staff, correspondents, contributors, and readers enjoyed the night in style! There’s also a photo gallery highlighting the night’s events. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Backdrop lighting, benchwork considerations, MR Product Review practices, and DCC decoders are just some of the topics host David Popp addresses in this episode of Ask MRVP. And wouldn’t you know it, only MRVP subscribers will learn the answers …or have the chance […]
Watch video clips of Niagaras, Hudsons, and Pacifics in the Hudson River Valley from the Sunday River Productions DVD Program Hudsons along the Hudson. […]
Using a SoundTraxx Econami ECO-100 Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder and cell phone speaker, modeler Kris Boultbee added sound to his Arnold N scale SW1 diesel switcher. Check out this demo of the locomotive in action on Kris’ model railroad. […]
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