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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The base layer is now in position over the benchwork. In this video, David keeps progress rolling and shows how to transfer the track plan from paper to plywood. After drawing a grid on the wood, David continues by marking centerlines for the […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The base layer is now in position over the benchwork. In this video, David keeps progress rolling and shows how to transfer the track plan from paper to plywood. After drawing a grid on the wood, David continues by marking centerlines for the […]
Name: Central Vermont Layout owner: Dave Mitchell Scale: HO (1:87.1) Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by Central Vermont Locale: northern Vermont Era: early 1950s Mainline run: 18 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 3.6 percent Benchwork: L-girder Height: 45″ Roadbed: cork on Homasote Track: code 83 sectional […]
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 The […]
Name: West Deerfield Industrial Park Layout owner: Paul Boehlert Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 6′-8″ x 7′-11″ Theme: industrial switching Locale: northeastern United States (as shown) Era: modern Style: shelf Mainline run: not applicable Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: none This track plan originally appeared in the February 2017 Model Railroader. Click […]
In this concluding episode of MRVP’s Digital Command Control installation series, David Popp teams up with DCC Programming host Dana Kawala to demonstrate how to add wireless throttles to a large layout. With the railroad untethered, David offers a final overview of the upgrades he made to our HO scale Beer Line layout throughout the […]
Name: Larry Roth Railroad Name: Nutcracker Route Location: Around the Christmas tree in 2015 Scale: O Theme: Holiday train layout Description: The “Twin Cities” are connected by a loop of MTH track over which runs the Lionel Nutcracker Route train set. The buildings are mostly ceramic from several makers. Other scenery elements include ‘snow’ cloth, […]
Two versions of this track plan, one using tubular track and one using FasTrack. Build a Lionel showroom display […]
Name: Bone Valley Layout owner: Alex Marchand Scale: N (1:160) Size: 4 x 7 feet Prototype: CSX/Seaboard System Locale: West-central Florida Era: late 1980s Style: gallery Mainline run: 18 feet Minimum radius: 12″ Minimum turnout: none Maximum grade: none Benchwork: Homasote on open-grid Height: 59″ Roadbed: Woodland Scenics Track: Micro Engineering code 55 Backdrop: Printed […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that work on the trackwork, scenery, structures, details, motive power and rolling stock is nearly complete on our Winston-Salem Southbound HO scale project layout, it’s time to try running it like a real railroad. But before a single axle turns, MRVP’s David […]
Name: Kevin Grant Railroad Name: “Polar Express Railway” Location: Louisiana Scale: O/1:48 Gauge Theme: Polar Express Description: Video of my old 8×8 O gauge 1:48 layout I had in a small section of my home. Most of the building are Department 56 and Lemax with a few kit built buildings I’ve constructed over the years. […]
Name: Los Angeles Junction Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 5′-0″, x 9′-6″ Prototype: Los Angeles Junction Ry. Era: present day Style: shelf Mainline run: not applicable Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none The track plan originally appeared in the May 2015 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a […]
