Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this exclusive MRVP video, Model Railroader magazine’s N Scale Insight columnist Jim Kelly shares his remarkable N scale basement layout highlighting Santa Fe’s route over Tehachapi Pass, Calif. After retiring as MR’s managing editor, Jim has continued honing his modeling skills, tackling new projects, […]
The September 2014 issue’s Collectible Classic discusses this interesting boxcar. Joe Algozzini provides detailed information about the variations of this car. […]
Before adding scenery to our On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout, MRVP’s Kent Johnson first builds up the terrain using sections of flexible foam from Woodland Scenics. In this video, Kent shows viewers how easy it is to form sloped terrain along the painted backdrop — all without creating the mess typically associated with foam […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This episode of Cody’s Workshop migrates to the MR&T, Model Railroader magazine’s HO scale layout, where Cody shows how to install a prototypical, but infrequently modeled, section of patchwork ballast along a two-track main line. He also demonstrates a practical application for a […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The MR/MRVP Dream Team including David, Neil, Dana, Cody, and publisher Kevin Keefe storm into Cleveland to cover the 2014 National Train Show. In part 1 of 2 videos, Cody talks with several manufacturers eager to share their exciting new products. He also […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This week on MR Insider Weekly, MRVP’s Jenny Maaske catches up with assistant editor Ben Lake. Jenny talks with Ben about his forthcoming MRVP debut in front of the camera, rather than behind it! Ben reveals some of the challenges of being under […]
Using little more than a cardstock template and a couple paint colors, artist Jay Smith shows viewers just how quick and easy it is to add a realistic pine forest treeline to MRVP’s On30 Olympia Logging Co. layout. Jay used his favorite internal mix airbrush to apply the paint, but his simply technique for making […]
Name: Janis Roguskie Railroad Name: Reading Lines Location: Pennsylvania Scale: Lionel O Gauge Theme: Reading Railroad in Pennsylvania Description: Where there’s trains, there’ll be wrecks. I had a derailment while getting a tonnage train underway. Never one to waste an opportunity, I decided to exploit the play value of the derailment. All I need now […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this July 1st edition of MR Insider Weekly, the MRVP crew takes a scouting trip to visit a colleague’s model railroad – all in the name of planning a brand-new MRVP series! When one of Kalmbach’s own needed a little help working out […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Cody’s Workshop, Cody shows the basics of assembling a freight car kit and some easy ways to enhance them. He also demonstrates how to use clear paint to add turn signals to vehicles. Plus, Cody answers your questions and […]
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 […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page John and J.D. Forsythe of Train Control Systems stop by Model Railroader magazine’s MR&T HO scale layout to demonstrate a steam locomotive equipped with a TCS WOWSound decoder. DCC Programming host Dana Kawala has them talk through the helpful TCS audio-assist feature that […]
