The first trestle crossing of the season, but trouble may be ahead! […]
First trestle crossing
Section: Modeling
Realistic weathering tips for freight car models
This view of the Daneville Yard on Pelle Søeborg’s HO scale Union Pacific layout shows a variety of equipment with weathered roofs. He completed all of the weathering with powdered pastels, hobby paints, and an airbrush Years ago, when I became interested in weathering model trains, I found it extremely difficult to find roof photos, […]
HO scale Chester Branch
Name: The Chester Branch Prototype: Morristown & Erie Ry. Era: 2016 Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 10′-0″ x 12′-4″ Minimum radius: 24″ main line, 20″ branch Minimum turnout: Peco no. 5 Maximum grade: 3 percent This track plan originally appeared in Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of […]
O scale Olympia Logging Co. v.2
Name: Olympia Logging Co. v.2 Scale: On30 (1:48 narrow gauge) Size: 1’-10” x 13’-0” Minimum radius: NA Minimum turnout: Peco On30 code 100 Maximum grade: 6.9 percent Height: 40” This track plan originally appeared in Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of this track plan. […]
HO scale Piedmont & Western RR
Name: Piedmont & Western RR Layout owner: Jack Parker Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 20 x 20 feet plus 12 x 40 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by the Clinchfield RR Locale: North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia Era: early to mid-1950s Style: multilevel, walk-in Mainline run: 600 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 […]
OO scale British Railways
Name: British Railways Layout owner: Chris White Scale: OO (1:76 on HO gauge track) Size: 15′-0″ x 19′-6″, plus 6′-0″ x 13′-0″ staging in adjacent room Prototype: British Railways – Southern Region Locale: southern England Era: 1960 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 120 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: Peco large radius (main), small and medium […]
Computer desktop wallpaper from the May 2018 Model Railroader
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. On a late fall afternoon, a New York Central Niagara departs Ellison with an express while a Pennsylvania RR E6 Atlantic picks up a cut of cars. Paul Kahne shot the photo on Lee Gasparik’s O scale Pennsylvania & […]
Video: HO scale Piedmont & Western
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Jack Parker’s HO scale Piedmont & Western RR features stunning Appalachian Mountain scenery. See trains run along the layout that’s also featured in the May 2018 Model Railroader. […]
Video: HO scale Piedmont & Western
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Jack Parker’s HO scale Piedmont & Western RR features stunning Appalachian Mountain scenery. See trains run along the layout that’s also featured in the May 2018 Model Railroader. […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for March 2018
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New freight cars in HO and N scales, a red barn, and even a murder mystery highlight this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. For his modeling tip this month Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grinvo will show you how to paint and install […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for March 2018
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New freight cars in HO and N scales, a red barn, and even a murder mystery highlight this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. For his modeling tip this month Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grinvo will show you how to paint and install […]
Cody’s Workshop: Episode 25 – Tips for applying powdered pastels
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page It’s official – Cody’s Workshop has been rebooted! In this MRVP exclusive series, Cody Grivno shares his techniques for making locomotives, freight cars, and structures look their best. In this return to the workbench, he’ll show you tips for weathering a cement hopper […]
