Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The pages of Great Model Railroads 2016 come to life in this MR Video Plus exclusive visit to Stephen Brudlos’ Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific River Subdivision HO scale layout! Follow Steve as he takes you on a guided tour of his […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this exclusive video, MRVP subscribers are treated to a unique 3D rendering of a layout soon to appear in MR’s Model Railroad Planning 2016! MRVP’s Ben Lake has prepared a virtual tour of the HO scale Bakersfield & Ventura RR around-the-walls layout […]
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Check out these photos featuring trains at night submitted by Trains readers and railroad photographers. […]
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This Montana Rail Link photo roster from 2015 is a testament to the motive power and scenery of a great regional railroad. BNSF Railway is set to end its operations in the near future as of January 2022. At its start-up in October 1987, Montana Rail Link purchased a total of 52 locomotives, […]
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Scott Thorton shot this video of an operating session on Clark Propst’s HO scale River City model railroad. The layout is based on the Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry. in Mason City, Iowa, during the first week of May 1954. You can read more about the layout in Great Model Railroads 2016. […]
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In this episode of Ask MRVP, many of the questioned focused on the various project layouts that have come your way in the pages MR and on MR Video Plus. Of course, David and Cody answer other inquiries regarding modeling techniques. Plus, a new guest sheds some light on what’s happening in David’s basement. But […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This episode of the ongoing backdrop installation series highlights (pun intended) how David added an inexpensive track lighting fixture along the top edge of the hardboard. David wasn’t entirely pleased with the resulting bright lights at eye level, so you’ll get to see […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In part 2 of MRVP’s Winston-Salem backdrop installation series, David Popp demonstrates the techniques used for patching the seams where two hardboard sections abut. He covers everything from preparing the working surface to sanding the joint compound smooth — all of the steps […]
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