Ask MRVP: Episode 12

David Popp on a camera monitor in the MR&T layout room at Kalmbach Media.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Ask MRVP’s answer man David Popp, steps up to address your specific questions regarding the World’s Greatest Hobby of model railroading! In this April edition, David talks coupler spacing for passenger cars; how we prime our project railroad construction; other topics related to […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 12

David Popp on a camera monitor in the MR&T layout room at Kalmbach Media.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Ask MRVP’s answer man David Popp, steps up to address your specific questions regarding the World’s Greatest Hobby of model railroading! In this April edition, David talks coupler spacing for passenger cars; how we prime our project railroad construction; other topics related to […]

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New model trains for the week of March 24, 2016

Rivarossi HO scale Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive from Hornby America

Rivarossi Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive from Hornby Hobbies HO scale locomotives Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive. Road numbers 4014 and 4018. Five-pole can motor with brass flywheels and improved electrical pickup on all eight drivers. Direct-current model with 21-pin socket for Digital Command Control decoder, $389.99; with LokSound Select sound […]

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HO scale Port of Brunswick Railroad

HOscalePortofBrunswickRR

Name: Port of Brunswick RR Layout owner: Paul Boehlert Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 15″ x 80″ Prototype: freelanced Locale: Brunswick, Ga. Era: mid-1950s Style: shelf switching Mainline Run: none Minimum Radius: 24″ Minimum Turnouts: no. 6 Maximum Grade: none This track plan originally appeared in the May 2016 Model Railroader. Click on the link to […]

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Member video: Weathered Big Boy

Weathered Big Boy

With some very good guidance from Tim Shackleton and Mick Bonwick on the Missenden Abbey weathering course, Andrew Thompson says he managed to get rid of the shiny plastic look from a Rivarossi Big Boy. Seen here on the test track, sound dubbed on from various recordings of Challenger 3985. […]

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Member video: Weathered Big Boy

Weathered Big Boy

With some very good guidance from Tim Shackleton and Mick Bonwick on the Missenden Abbey weathering course, Andrew Thompson says he managed to get rid of the shiny plastic look from a Rivarossi Big Boy. Seen here on the test track, sound dubbed on from various recordings of Challenger 3985. […]

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