Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you how to model a water scene using a two-part resin called Magic Water by Unreal Details. […]
How to model water with resin
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Model Railroader basic training video: Quick model railroad scenery
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you how to add ground cover and other easy scenery techniques to your model train layout. […]
Thin Branch Series: Benchwork part 4 – Fascia
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In the fourth and final benchwork video for our Thin Branch Project Railroad, David adds the fascia to the HO layout using tempered hardboard. This technique can be used on any model railroad. […]
Thin Branch Series: Benchwork part 3 – plywood subroadbed
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video episode of our Thin Branch HO scale project railroad, the layout gets its plywood subroadbed installed. David shows you how to mark and cut the plywood for smooth transitions between the levels and support it with simple risers made from […]
Build a small firehouse in 1:29 scale
This 150-year-old fire house is still standing today in Galena, Illinois. It was the home of the Galena Volunteer Fire Co., which was organized on February 1, 1830. Today it is not in use as a fire house but has been converted to a museum. Download the PDF of this project here. This PDF is […]
How to use sedum in your railroad garden
Got a brown thumb? Need low, rugged groundcover? Here’s a botanical group of succulents with more than 400 varieties—sedums. Common names include “live forever” and “stonecrop” but most gardeners call them sedum (rhymes with “can’t beat ’em”). In this column you’ll see foliage colors that range like a rainbow, from red to purple and even […]
Build a liquid-asphalt transfer terminal
Pelle Søeborg shows how he scratchbuilt a liquid-asphalt transfer terminal in the June 2013 Model Railroader. Back in the February 1994, Clyde Maybee Jr. showed how he modeled the industry on his layout. Click on the link to download a PDF of the original article. […]
Waterbury, Vermont historic railroad station drawings
Waterbury, Vermont’s historic railroad station was built by the Central Vermont Ry. in 1875. The station was the centerpiece of Waterbury Village for more than 75 years, serving as the gateway to nearby attractions. Its main entrance faced the village green. Through the 1950s, it was the destination for the Central Vermont’s Ski Train, which […]
Port Trenton, Baltimore & Ohio Paquettin Division
Name: Port Trenton, Baltimore & Ohio Paquettin Division (2013, original version) Layout designer: Mike Tricker Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 16′-6″ x 16′-6″ Prototype: Baltimore & Ohio Locale: Appalachian Mountains and New Jersey waterfront Style: partial mushroom Era: early to mid-1950s Mainline run: 78 feet (branchline run: 33 feet) Minimum radius: 30″ (main line), 15″ (waterfront […]
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
Name: Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Layout designer: Anthony Richter Scale: HO (1:87.1) and HOn3 Size: 10 x 13 feet Prototype: Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Locale: Black Hills of South Dakota Era: Turn of the 20th century Style: Walk-in Mainline run: 45 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: Standard gauge, no. 6; narrow gauge, […]
How to install a DCC decoder in a Stewart F-unit
Terry Thompson shows you how to install a basic NCE Digital Command Control decoder in a Stewart HO scale F-unit. If you’ve never completed a DCC installation that requires soldering, this video project is a great way to learn how to get started. […]
Santa Fe Ry., Emerald Springs Division
Name: Santa Fe Ry., Emerald Springs Division Layout designer: Tom Noblitt Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 28-1⁄2 x 55 feet Prototype: Freelanced Locale: Southern Colorado Era: September 1956 Style: Walk-in Mainline run: 192 feet Minimum radius: 36″ (main) Minimum turnout: Peco no. 6 Maximum grade: 3.5 percent Originally appeared in the May 2013 Model Railroader. Click […]
