Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Work on the Canadian Canyons scenery keeps rolling forward. An all-star trio (David, Eric, and Kent) takes on the task of modeling the seldom viewed right-of-way along Kamloops Lake, complete with stone arch viaducts, red rock cliffs, and murky lake water. See how […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The hardened resin water David added (Part 1) to our Canadian Canyons N scale layout is now ready for additional details. In this episode, David demonstrates how to use Woodland Scenics Surface Water – Water Waves product to model the swirling flow of […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David dives into construction of a scratchbuilt sawmill for his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout expansion. He shares insights gathered from researching the Phillips Bros. steam-powered mill built 1933 in Oak Run, California (https://youtu.be/zAvurSjBVW8). David then shows how he used this knowledge to […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that the surrounding Fraser River Canyon scenery is done, David can finally add realistic river water! In this episode of the Canadian Canyons Series, you’ll see just what it takes to prep the plywood layout surface, and then mix and apply the […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP All-Stars Cody Grivno and Ben Lake get back to installing the roadway section representing the Trans-Canada Highway. After Ben prepares the pavement, Cody then shows how to groom the shoulders, place safety barriers, and add scenery textures between the rocks and the […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page From the biggest blades to sharp-edge, foil-cutting snippets, host Gerry Leone trims the topic of hobby saws down to size! Watch this episode of OTR to learn which saws make Gerry’s cut of the ideal products to keep at your workbench or layout. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP All-Stars David Popp and Jenny Freeland team up to plant a full forest of trees in the craggy mountain walls along this Fraser Canyon scene. While the tree canopy will be dense in this part of our N scale (1:160) Canadian Canyons […]
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MRVP all-star Jenny Maaske gets into the scenery-making mode! After Drew and Kent tackle terrain coverage, Jenny shares her techniques for forming the endless forest of trees required to fill our N scale (1:160) Canadian Canyons project layout. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this BONUS episode, Gerry Leone continues to celebrate the second anniversary of Off The Rails airing exclusively on MRVideoPlus.com! Look for more fun and prizes to keep the party rolling. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Although Gerry’s own workshop “staff” isn’t very motivated, that doesn’t mean he can’t still celebrate the second anniversary of Off The Rails airing exclusively on MRVideoPlus.com! Join Gerry having fun looking at your comments and suggestions spawned from previous episodes of his helpful […]
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In this Canadian Canyons mini-series, the entire MRVP staff gets involved in shaping up the layout scenery! To get things started, Ben Lake and Gerry Leone combine their superpowers to model a curved mountain highway using a computer, a paper template, and a large sheet of styrene. Follow along, for a quick, easy, and contemporary […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page More modeling from David, as he makes a bit more progress on his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout expansion. In this recap/overview video blog, you’ll see how he handled the log pond scenery, the steam donkey details, and that blessed A-frame assembly! […]
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