Video: Tour Gerry Leone’s HO scale Bona Vista RR

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Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out Great Model Railroads 2015 for a farewell visit to Gerry Leone’s Bona Vista RR. The freelanced HO scale railroad modeled a short line in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota in 1953. In this video, follow Gerry as he gives you a tour […]

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Video: Leadville and Red Cliff

Leadville and Red Cliff

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Will and Steve Brown built a dual-deck, dual-era HO scale model railroad with modern-era diesels running on the lower deck, and narrow gauge steam running on the upper deck. Both decks feature stunning Colorado mountain scenery. […]

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Video: Weathered rooftops on the HO scale Daneville Sub

Weathered rooftops on the HO scale Daneville Sub

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Contributing editor Pelle Søeborg shows off the weathered rooftops on his HO scale locomotives and rolling stock in this video taken on his HO scale Union Pacific Daneville Sub model railroad. Be sure to check out his article outlining techniques for realistically weathering […]

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Video: HO scale Tennessee Midland Ry.

HO scale Tennessee Midland Ry

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Dave Davenport’s HO scale Tennessee Midland models big-time railroading through West Virginia and Tennessee in the mid-1980s. Watch diesel locomotives haul freight trains through the Appalachian scenery […]

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Layout visit: Jim Kelly’s N scale Tehachapi Pass

Jim Kelly's N scale Tehachapi Pass

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this exclusive MRVP video, Model Railroader magazine’s N Scale Insight columnist Jim Kelly shares his remarkable N scale basement layout highlighting Santa Fe’s route over Tehachapi Pass, Calif. After retiring as MR’s managing editor, Jim has continued honing his modeling skills, tackling new projects, […]

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Video: HO scale Union Pacific Daneville Sub part 3

HO scale Union Pacific Daneville Sub part 3

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader contributing editor Pelle Søeborg scratchbuilt a cement plant on his HO scale Union Pacific Daneville Sub based on a prototype near Tehachapi, Calif. You can watch trains work the cement plant in this last part of the video tour of Pelle’s modern-era […]

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Video: HO scale Sandy Fork Lumber Co

HO scale Sandy Fork Lumber Co

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Frank Henry Fieler’s HO scale Sandy Fork Lumber Co. is a freelanced HO scale model railroad that’s set in West Virginia in the 1960s. The layout is inspired by the Elk River Coal & Lumber Co. and other West Virginia logging railroads. Watch […]

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