Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Inspired by a recent Drew’s Trackside Adventures, MRVP’s David Popp aimed to design a layout that highlights the amazing scenery and railroad operation found in Canada’s Thompson and Fraser River Canyons. Ben Lake takes that scheme even further with this 3D rendering of […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Ben Lake has outdone himself with this incredible 3D rendering of a Bob Sprague multi-level passenger-themed design! In this virtual tour, you’ll see the ins, outs, ups, downs, and all-arounds of his Toronto Terminal, a 10 x 25-foot scheme. Then, be sure […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Seth Gartner’s HO scale Piney Fork Branch models a New York Central branch line in eastern Ohio in the 1960s. The multilevel layout also features an extensive steel-mill scene. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this Model Railroad Video Plus exclusive layout video, you’ll tour Bernie Kempinski’s O scale U.S. Military Railroad Aquia Line, a model railroad that’s set right in the thick of America’s Civil War. As Bernie guides his battery-powered steam locomotives over the 130-foot […]
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Name: Tuscarora Railroad Scale: 1:20.3 Era: 1910s Age: 10 years Minimum radius: 5′ Total track length: approximately 300′, double reverse loop with sidings Track material: code-250 brass (AMS w/ Sunset Valley switches) Power: Battery R/C and live steam Maximum grade: 2.5% Area: 30′ x 65′ Website: http://tuscarorarailroad.blogspot.com Download a PDF of the article here. […]
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A dry wash is a common scenic element in a desert landscape. Associate editor Steve Otte added this scenic element to the Model Railroader staff’s Eagle Mountain RR, as he describes in the June 2016 issue. In this video Steve describes scenicking the dry wash and building a Blair Line timber trestle for the main […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Joe Gelmini’s N scale Georgia Great Southern Ry. is an around-the-walls model train layout that fills an 18 x 60-foot space. The freelanced model railroad is inspired by the Southern Ry. from Atlanta, Ga., to Mobile, Ala. Watch model freight and passenger trains […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Video Plus visits Lance Mindheim’s HO scale CSX Miami Downtown Spur, one of the most impressive representations of today’s railroading you’ll ever see on a model railroad! In this exclusive video, Lance guides you on a tour of his basement layout, […]
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Associate editor Eric White provides an overview of how he used plaster rock castings on the HO scale Eagle Mountain RR. You’ll learn how rubber rock molds made it easy to add a realistically rugged terrain to the Model Railroader staff’s 2016 project model railroad. […]
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