Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Learn the basics of switchlists, car cards, station numbers and more as David Popp and Ben Lake take you with them to work the River Job. This is a local freight that works the industries along the Naugatuck River on David’s N scale […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A variety of new model railroading products arrived in Cody’s Office this week, including an HO scale Z-8 Challenger from Sunset Models and a DCC-equipped Hi-Rail truck from Bachmann Trains. Associate editor Cody Grivno gives you a first look at both in this […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video installment of Cody’s Workshop, Cody shares his technique for applying a clear-coat finish on one of the MR&T’s heritage locomotives. Along the way, he also demonstrates a handy clamp for scratchbuilding structure models, and shows how to remove and adjust […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Couplers are what hold the cars together on a model railroad. They can also cause problems if they are not set properly. Cody Grivno shows you how to check to make sure your couplers are in good working order, and what to do […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page If you want to try a different material to make rocks for your model railroad, try foam. In this video, David shows how he added Mountains in Minutes foam rocks to our Thin Branch HO scale project railroad. […]
Now that the rocks for our Thin Branch project railroad are in place, it’s time to paint them. David shares an easy 3-step painting technique that produces realistic rock outcroppings. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Looking for a small layout with an expansive Appalachian feel? The 4 x 8 foot HO scale Cumberland & Ohio plan provides just that! This layout includes two towns, a mine, and a lot of operation in a compact space. […]
In this video, Drew is back in the Milwaukee area and is on the hunt for Indiana Railroad SD9043MAC no. 9009. The locomotive happened to be passing through town on a CP train, so Drew and Ben hopped in the car to give chase to this colorful locomotive. […]
This retro steam set is the latest postwar reissue in Lionel’s popular Conventional Classics series. The handsome Berkshire is accompanied by three heavyweight passenger cars – see them in action in the video! […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Quad Graphics, Kalmbach Publishing Company’s main printer, owns a set of private rail cars that it moves around the country for special events. MR’s David Popp and Classic Trains’ Rob McGonigal were guests on the train and share the fun with you in […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Longtime LGB fan and employee Ron Gibson drops into Kalmbach’s studios to chat about the history of the company and some of the exciting new large scale American products on the way from the firm. […]
