In this episode, David Popp attaches legs to the extension of our Olympia Logging Co. On30 display-style layout. Follow David as he shares a few helpful construction tips and tricks he’s learned along the way. Plus, you’ll also get a weather prediction from Ginger the “Groundhog”! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Connecting plates and frame sections are in place. Now watch as David shows how to install the steel alignment pins that make it possible to attach the removable section perfectly every time! As a bonus, David also shares a way to reinforce floppy […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s David Popp keeps the banter rolling as he plans the next phase of the Olympia Logging Co. On30 display-style layout. Follow David as he plots out the design on an old farmhouse kitchen table. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Our N scale project layout features a short extension that can be easily detached from the main layout framework. In this video, David shows how to build and install the plywood mounting plates that make it all work! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The next stage of framework construction takes creature comforts into consideration! In this video, David first discusses how to establish the ideal layout height. He then shows how to install the layout legs, complete with sturdy casters that help keep model railroads on […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cyanoacrylate adhesive (CA) has got Gerry in a sticky situation for this episode of Off The Rails! As typical, he employs a number of helpful tips, tricks, and products to work his way out of binds and conundrums that many model railroaders encounter. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s David Popp plans to keep the wintertime woes away by building an addition to the Olympia Logging Co. On30 display-style layout we started in 2014. Even better, he’ll host a video blog highlighting the planning and construction of the extension. But first, […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The fun begins as David Popp launches into the effort to assemble our N scale Canadian Canyons project layout! In this first of several videos addressing benchwork, David shows how to use a butt-joint framing technique to build a substructure that’s both rigid […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s David Popp and Jenny Maaske are set to show you that realistic model railroad operation has never been easier to learn and enjoy! Using Model Railroader magazine’s all-new HO scale Beer Line layout extension as their “gameboard,” the two team up […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s just one more job to run on Model Railroader magazine’s all-new HO scale Beer Line layout extension. In this final episode of our operations mini-series, MRVP’s David Popp and MR’s Eric White walk you through the duties that come with running […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page It’s confirmed. Our pal and Contributing Editor Gerry Leone is full of hot air! In this episode of MRVP’s Off The Rails, he puts it to good use as he dusts off an old technique/tool for applying scenery to a model railroad. […]
Are you ready to tackle realistic model operations on your layout? Follow this all-new MRVP mini-series and you will be! Over the course of five episodes, David Popp and the MR/MR Video Plus team will use the HO scale Beer Line project layout to share the preparations, processes, and common practices for an operating session […]
