MR Insider: September 2017

Jenny Freeland at her desk

Host Jenny Maaske is back to present a sneak peek at just some of the new videos coming to MR Video Plus in September 2017! This month, look for exciting content from Contributing Editors Charlie Conway (Taking Care of Business) and Gerry Leone (Off The Rails), along with great episodes featuring the regular MRVP cast […]

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MRVP Exclusive: MRVP Behind the Camera

MR Insider behind the camera

You’ve asked us to share what it’s like to work at Model Railroader Video Plus, so that’s just what MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone set out to do in this behind-the-scenes video! In this first of two episodes, follow along as Gerry focuses his cameras on David, Kent, Ben, and Jenny, as they hustle through […]

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N scale BC Rail Fort St. Johns Subdivision

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Name: Fort St. John Subdivision Layout owner: Christian Javier Scale: N (1:160) Size: 12′-0″ x 21′-6″ Prototype: British Columbia Ry. Locale: Eastern British Columbia Era: 1977 Style: multiple-deck around-the-walls Mainline run: 90 feet (excluding helix) Minimum radius: 16″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2.2 percent (in helix) This track plan originally appeared in the […]

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O scale Pennsylvania RR Nassau Division

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Name: Pennsylvania RR Nassau Division Layout owner: John Sethian Scale: O (1:48) Size: 21 x 31 feet Prototype: Pennsylvania RR electrified lines Locale: New Jersey and Pennsylvania Era: 1955 to 1957 Style: walk-in with duckunder Mainline run: 110 feet Minimum radius: 57″ (visible), 44″ (hidden) Minimum turnout: no. 71⁄2 Maximum grade: 1.8 percent Benchwork: open-grid […]

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Z scale Cale, Bear Mountain & Harrisonville

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Name: Cale, Bear Mountain & Harrisonville Layout owner: Vern Sargent Scale: Z (1:220) Size: 2′-0″ x 3′-2″ Prototype: Milwaukee Road and Monon Locale: southern Indiana Era: 1945 to 1955 Mainline run: 15 feet Minimum radius: 811⁄16″ Minimum turnout: no. 41⁄2 Maximum grade: 4 percent Benchwork: extruded-foam insulation board Height: varies Roadbed: cork on 1⁄4″ plywood […]

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Model Power N scale 2-6-0 Mogul

Model Power N scale 2-6-0 Mogul

Model Power N scale 2-6-0 Mogul The MRC decoder and speaker are housed inside the tender. A die-cast metal weight adds extra heft. Die-cast metal construction and a factory-installed Model Rectifier Corp. (MRC) dual-mode decoder highlight this N scale 2-6-0 Mogul type from Model Power, which is now part of MRC. Built with existing tooling, […]

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ScaleTrains.com HO scale SD40-2

ScaleTrains.com Ho scale SD40-2

ScaleTrains.com HO scale SD40-2 While this isn’t the first HO scale SD40-2 to roll down the tracks, ScaleTrains.com takes a different route by offering many options on drive and detail level, including variations that haven’t been available in plastic before. Electro-Motive Division’s SD40-2 diesel was General Motors’ all-time best-selling locomotive, so there are plenty of […]

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Broadway Limited Imports HO scale P70

Broadway Limited Imports HO scale P70

Broadway Limited Imports HO scale P70 In addition other underframe detail, our P70R sample accurately model’s the prototype’s ice-air conditioning equipment, including the large ice bunker. Like the K4s steam locomotive, GG1 electric, or X29 boxcar, the P70 coach is an icon of the Pennsylvania RR. Broadway Limited Imports has released a definitive HO scale […]

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Quick Look: Walthers Mainline 40 foot AAR boxcar

Walthers Mainline 40-foot AAR boxcar

Walthers Mainline 40-foot AAR boxcar Price: $24.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthers.com Road names: Chicago & North Western; Lehigh Valley; New York, New Haven & Hartford; Soo Line; Southern Ry.; and Union Pacific, two road numbers each. Also available undecorated. Era: 1937 (as built), 1973 to 1992 (as […]

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New model trains for the week of September 7, 2017

Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Electro-Motive Corp. EA, EB, E1A, and E1B diesel locomotives

Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Electro-Motive Corp. EA, EB, E1A, and E1B diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Corp. EA, EB, E1A, and E1B diesel locomotives. EA and EB: Alton (A unit), Baltimore & Ohio (powered A unit and unpowered B unit set; individual powered A and B unit), and Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (A […]

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