Senior editor Dana Kawala installed a SoundTraxx Tsunami KT-1000 Digital Command Control sound decoder into an HO scale Kato USA General Electric P42. Watch the DCC-sound-equipped locomotive as it hauls an Amtrak passenger train around the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate editor Cody Grivno is working on fixing up an old scene on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. He’ll show you a handy modeling tip for making realistic roads out of styrene. You’ll also see a selection of new […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate editor Cody Grivno is working on fixing up an old scene on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. He’ll show you a handy modeling tip for making realistic roads out of styrene. You’ll also see a selection of new […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Cody’s Workshop, Cody tackles a quick-hitting project to enhance an N scale etched-brass fence by adding posts made from styrene stock. He also demos a compact nibbler tool designed for making window and door openings on styrene sheet material. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Cody’s Workshop, Cody tackles a quick-hitting project to enhance an N scale etched-brass fence by adding posts made from styrene stock. He also demos a compact nibbler tool designed for making window and door openings on styrene sheet material. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana shows just how easy is it to add realism to a DCC-equipped locomotive simply by programming a momentum effect. In this demonstration, you’ll see how the momentum function eliminates those sudden starts and stops that occur when operating a locomotive straight out […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana shows just how easy is it to add realism to a DCC-equipped locomotive simply by programming a momentum effect. In this demonstration, you’ll see how the momentum function eliminates those sudden starts and stops that occur when operating a locomotive straight […]
The Model Railroader staff’s Rice Harbor layout is finally complete. Get a behind-the-scenes look at a magazine photo shoot of the harbor railroad with editor Neil Besougloff and MR photographer Bill Zuback. Senior editor Dana Kawala will also show you some of the rolling stock used on our Seaboard Shore Line model railroad. Thanks for watching! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In 2014, Model Railroader magazine celebrates 80 years in publication. Coincidentally, 40 years ago MR Senior Editor Jim Hediger was just getting started as a staff editor when he was charged with shepherding the production of a custom-run boxcar to commemorate MR’s 40th […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In 2014, Model Railroader magazine celebrates 80 years in publication. Coincidentally, 40 years ago MR Senior Editor Jim Hediger was just getting started as a staff editor when he was charged with shepherding the production of a custom-run boxcar to commemorate MR’s 40th […]
Walthers HO scale USRA 0-8-0 steam locomotive An HO scale model of one of the most successful steam engines ever built, the United States Railroad Administration (USRA)-designed 0-8-0 switcher, is now being offered equipped with a Soundtraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. The locomotive is an upgraded WalthersProto reissue of a Life-Like Proto 2000 […]
Kato General Electric P42 locomotive with a SoundTraxx DCC decoder Smooth Digital Command Control (DCC) performance and a long list of features make the TSU-KT1000 from SoundTraxx the perfect complement to Kato USA’s outstanding HO scale General Electric P42. I installed the decoder into one of the direct-current (DC) models used in my September 2013 […]
