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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get tips for building a wood craftsman kit and learn about new locomotives and rolling stock in HO and N scales in this episode of Cody’s Office. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will also answer your viewer mail on topics that include: replacing […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David and Cody discover that layout deconstruction is never quite as quick as anticipated! Follow along as the two continue to tear away at the original trackwork, benchwork, wiring, and waterfront scenery on the Jones Island section of the infamous MR&T HO scale […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A Multi-Max auto rack from Atlas Model Railroad Co. in HO and a SoundTraxx Econami-equipped N scale diesel from Bachmann Trains highlight this episode of Cody’s Office. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will also show you an Accurail gondola kit that’s custom-decorated for […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Steve Brown truly covers lots of ground (pun intended) in this episode! Watch as he uses “Regular Guy” techniques to add color, texture, and even trees to work along and above the banks of his N scale layout’s harbor scene. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this BONUS episode of IMRR, host Steve Brown detours from work on his port scene to complete a simple signal installation effort — one that also has a practical purpose on his N scale layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page One of the most useful tools in the hobby is the National Model Railroad Association’s (NMRA) Standards Gauge. Gerry demonstrates how to use this versatile tool to help conform your layout trackwork, motive power, rolling stock, and even scenery to acceptable operating specifications. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that Kathy Millatt’s HO scale (1:87.1) wintry diorama is frozen in time, she can turn her attention to adding frosty features to a freight car! Check out Kathy’s techniques for layering up realistic snow and ice effects, using commercially available products. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Work on the Jones Island section of our HO scale Milwaukee, Racine, & Troy layout continues — even when the cameras stop rolling! In this is impromptu, end-of-the-work-week update, David Popp sheds light on his efforts to salvage the existing water scenery, and […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno has a variety of new HO and N scale model railroad products to show you this month, including an HO scale power plant with lighting from Menards. He’ll also answer a question about finding the front end of […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A superdetailed HO scale GE B36-7 from Rapido Trains highlights this episode of Cody’s Office. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno takes this ESU LokSound-equipped locomotive to the Model Railroader staff’s Wisconsin & Southern model train layout for a quick demo. In addition to […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Reduce, reuse, recycle isn’t always a practical or common practice in model railroading. Even so, David and Cody are willing to put in a hardy, hands-on effort to reclaim the original trackwork from the Jones Island section of our HO scale Milwaukee, Racine, […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Recently, Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno and Editor Carl Swanson hosted the Model Railroader segment of Product Palooza down in the workshop. Watch Cody and Carl as they go over the details of some new WalthersMainline HO scale boxcars. Enjoy these highlights from […]
