Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR contributing editor Tony Koester continues handlaying a turnout on MRVP’s HO scale Winston-Salem Southbound layout. In this episode, Tony shows how to sand, prep, and stain the wood ties prior to installing the rail. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model railroading masters like Tony Koester have the experience and skills to handlay near-perfect trackwork on the fly. But most of us can use as many of the helpful hobby tools and aids as we can muster! In this bonus video, David Popp […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Construction continues on MRVP’s HO scale Winston-Salem Southbound layout. In this video, David Popp shows how to add Homasote roadbed along the track plan he transferred onto the plywood subroadbed. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Renowned MR contributing editor Tony Koester helps take your modeling skills to the next level by walking you through the process of handlaying a turnout on MRVP’s HO scale Winston-Salem Southbound layout. In part one of multiple videos, Tony first discusses turnout terminology […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Bob Spaulding built his S scale model railroad to host the greatest trains of American history. You can read all about his layout in the August 2015 issue of Model Railroader. This video shows model trains running through a few of the signature […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dave Nenna’s N scale Tehachapi Subdivision captures the vast desert landscape in just 11 x 13 feet. He also modeled street-running in Modesto, Calif., on his detailed model train layout. Watch the freight trains run through the superdetailed scenery on this N scale […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MR Video Plus exclusive visit to Mike Danneman’s Rio Grande Moffat Road N scale layout, you’ll witness some of the finest scenery you’ll ever see on a model railroad of any size or scale! Follow along with Mike as he takes […]
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This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits the Fillmore & Western Railway, home of the “movie trains”, located in Fillmore, Calif. The operating collection of railroad equipment and various sites have been featured in numerous cinematic presentations. […]
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Name: Eric Schade Forum User Name: captain perry Railroad Name: Winnegance and Quebec Location: Phippsburg, Maine Scale: 1:13.7 (7/8″=1 foot) Theme: Maine two foot gauge Description: Life in small town Maine is full of interesting characters. you see some of them as the train snakes through the woods and over the covered bridges. Most of […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this new episode of Ask MRVP, host David Popp stops clowning with the turnout soldering situation from episode 2. After showing you a tenable solution, David then tackles several other questions posed by viewers like you! Keep those inquiries coming for your […]
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This is a 4K test video of my City Edge layout. My brother Rex was in town last summer and shot this street level video with his GoPro mini camera. The video might be jumpy because YouTube still has trouble rendering this super high def video, but the image can still be stunning! […]
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Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala installed a Train Control Systems WOWDiesel Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder and TCS WOWSound speaker into a Kato HO scale F40PH. Check out some of the features of this new DCC sound decoder. […]
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