Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The entire MRVP team gets out of the office this week to shoot episodes of the all-new layout improvement series, Rehab My Railroad. Show host Drew Halverson talks with layout owner Chuck Sable about a few of the projects our two-man Rehab Crew […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Kent Johnson demonstrates two methods for adding a sturdy scenery hardshell over the mountainside terrain of our On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. In this video, Kent shares helpful tips and techniques for working with rolls of plaster cloth and all-new Shaper […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Kent Johnson demonstrates two methods for adding a sturdy scenery hardshell over the mountainside terrain of our On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. In this video, Kent shares helpful tips and techniques for working with rolls of plaster cloth and all-new Shaper […]
This an HO scale MTH Veranda Gas Turbine. Video shot by Jonatas Gaudencio […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR Insider Weekly for August 4, 2014, gives you a chance to ride with host Drew Halverson and Tom “Sherpa” Danneman, art director for Trains magazine, on an epic Drew’s Trackside Adventure to Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota! Fast-paced trains, stunning, model-worthy scenery, […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page While MRVP Producer David Popp and MR Editor Neil Besougloff were heading to Cleveland, Ohio, for the NMRA National Convention 2014, they took a side trip to Elkhart, Ind., to visit the National New York Central Museum. Steam, diesel and electric motive power […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video, Kent Johnson shares techniques he uses to transform the stacks of flexible foam blocks into a more natural, gradually sloping mountainside on MRVP’s On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. You’ll see how to work with a handy hot wire cutting […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video, Kent Johnson shares techniques he uses to transform the stacks of flexible foam blocks into a more natural, gradually sloping mountainside on MRVP’s On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. You’ll see how to work with a handy hot wire cutting […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala’s DCC Programming Series has struck a chord with MRVP viewers! So this week on MR Insider Weekly, Ben Lake gets the scoop on the next episode addressing Configuration Variable (CV) 29. In addition to a quick preview of the forthcoming (arriving […]
Name: Cascade & Columbia River RR Layout designer: Bob Sprague Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 15′-0″ x 21′-0″ Prototype: Cascade & Columbia River RR Locale: Washington state Era: Present day Style: walkaround Minimum radius: 27.5″ (main), 18″ (industrial) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the August 2014 Model Railroader. Click on […]
Name: Clinch Mountain Ry. Layout designer: Dave MacPherson Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10 x 13 plus 10 x 20 feet Theme: Freelanced bridge route Locale: New England Era: 1952-1963 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 110 feet Minimum radius: 26″ (main), 18″ (industries) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (yards) Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared […]
Name: Gulf, Atlanta & Eastern Layout designer: Alastair Reynolds Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11 x 12 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: Georgia Era: steam-to-diesel transition Style: walk-in Mainline run: 72 feet Minimum radius: 11″ (hidden), 15″ (visible) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent (2 percent on main line) Originally appeared in the September 2014 […]
