Modeler’s Spotlight Video–Inside Cody’s Office for June 2014

Inside Cody's Office for June 2014

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this month’s episode of Cody’s Office, you’ll get a handy tip for weathering model railroad ballast using an airbrush. Associate editor Cody Grivno demonstrates his favorite techniques on the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Red Oak project layout, which won’t appear in print until […]

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Modeler’s Spotlight Video–Inside Cody’s Office for June 2014

Inside Cody's Office for June 2014

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this month’s episode of Cody’s Office, you’ll get a handy tip for weathering model railroad ballast using an airbrush. Associate editor Cody Grivno demonstrates his favorite techniques on the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Red Oak project layout, which won’t appear in print until […]

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Bachmann HO scale Norfolk Southern heritage fleet diesel locomotives

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Bachmann Industries HO sale Norfolk Southern fleet diesel locomotives It seems model railroaders can’t get enough of the Norfolk Southern heritage fleet. Dressed in the paint schemes of fallen flag railroads, newly tooled HO scale General Electric ES44AC and Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe locomotives are now available in the Bachmann Trains Sound Value series. The accurately […]

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Modelers Spotlight Video: Inside Cody’s Office for May 2014

Cody sitting at his desk with trains in front of him

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Big diesels abound in this episode of Cody’s Office. This month Cody takes a look at prototype-specific HO scale SDP45 diesel locomotives from Athearn Trains. He’ll also show you HO scale ES44AC and SD70ACe diesels decked out in Norfolk Southern heritage paint schemes […]

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Modelers Spotlight Video: Inside Cody’s Office for May 2014

Cody sitting at his desk with trains in front of him

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Big diesels abound in this episode of Cody’s Office. This month Cody takes a look at prototype-specific HO scale SDP45 diesel locomotives from Athearn Trains. He’ll also show you HO scale ES44AC and SD70ACe diesels decked out in Norfolk Southern heritage paint schemes […]

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Bachmann Roadside U.S.A. HO scale ice cream stand

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Bachmann Roadside U.S.A. HO scale ice cream stand Price: $50 Manufacturer Bachmann Industries 1400 E. Erie Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19124 www.bachmanntrains.com Comments: Looking for an easy way to add some interest to a small town or roadside scene on an HO scale layout? Bachmann Trains fills that order with this fun ice cream stand. The […]

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Bachmann Toby the Tram Engine

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Marc Horovitz Large scale, gauge-1 tram engine Bachmann 1400 East Erie Avenue Philadelphia PA 19124 Price: $295 Website: www.bachmanntrains.com Large scale, gauge 1 model of Toby the Tram (#91405) from the Thomas the Tank Engine range; 0-6-0 wheel arrangement; all wheels flanged; power pickup from all wheels; moving eyes on the face at one end; […]

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The Tortoise and Lizard Bash Garden Railroad

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The Tortoise & Lizard Bash Garden Railroad at a glance Name: Tortoise & Lizard Bash Railroad Size of railway: 52′ x ~20′ plus a 10′ x 15′ “L” Scale: Trains, 1:29; structures, 1:24 Gauge: Nº 1 (45 mm) Era: September 1957 Theme: Fantasy, town and country mainline, and switching Age: 15 years Motive power: Primarily […]

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