Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Ask MRVP host David Popp tackles YOUR hobby questions with some assistance from Cody Grivno, Dana Kawala, and even Off The Rails host Gerry Leone! Topics cover benchwork, track, wiring, scenery, modeling, painting and weathering, and plenty more! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The track, wiring, and electronics are finally in place for the lower (hidden) level of our Canadian Canyons N scale layout! In this video, David raises his game to build the benchwork for the upper (visible) level of the layout. The first order […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Rolling stock and equipment in N, HO, and O scales, acrylic paint for your projects, and a new book from contributing editor Pelle Søeborg highlight this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. In the workshop, associate editor Cody Grivno will also show you why […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this new episode of Off The Rails, our host goes out of his way to prove that “one modeler’s junk is another modeler’s treasure”! This time, Gerry Leone makes good use of coffee creamer packaging, potato chip canisters, and even discarded computer […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s nothing quite like a summer in Wisconsin to make David want to return to his warm and dry basement for more work on expanding the Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout! In this video blog, David sheds the hat and gloves and picks […]
Bachmann HO scale lighted passenger cars Bachmann’s smooth-side passenger cars have surface-mount light-emitting diode illumination. To remove the shell, spread the body over the truck and lift it off. A pair of smooth-side, full length, lighted passenger cars with interiors is new from Bachmann. The coach and observation are based on New York Central and […]
Kato N scale SDP40F with ESU LokSound Price: $250 Manufacturer Kato USA 100 Remington Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173 www.katousa.com Era: 1988 to 1994 (as decorated) Comments: Factory-installed sound and Digital Command Control highlight this release of the N scale Electro-Motive Division SDP40F from Kato USA. We reviewed Kato’s direct-current models of the passenger version (see […]
Atlas O Pullman troop sleeper Price: $104.95 Manufacturer Atlas O 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlaso.com Era: 1943 to 1945 (as decorated) Comments: Atlas mobilizes O scale model railroads for war with its latest release, a 40-foot Pullman troop sleeper based on ex-Weaver tooling. When the United States entered World War II in 1941, […]
Bachmann Sound Value HO scale GS-4 The Sound Value model features a SoundTraxx decoder and well-enclosed, downward-facing speaker in the tender. The tender includes metal handrails and a working backup light. Southern Pacific no. 4449, one of the world’s most famous steam locomotives, has been part of Bachmann’s HO scale product line for many years. […]
InterMountain HO scale GP10 diesel A Paducah, Ky.,-rebuilt Illinois Central GP10 diesel locomotive is now available for the first time in injection-molded plastic from InterMountain Railway Co. The HO scale model features railroad-specific details, a die-cast metal frame, and etched-metal grills and step treads. A rebuilding bonanza. From May 1967 until December 1982, Illinois Central […]
Ben Lake’s staging yard turnout control project efforts on the N scale Canadian Canyons layout culminate with the wiring and installation of a pushbutton control panel. […]
The 2017 National Train Show was held August 4-6 in Orlando. Here are some of the items that were on display at the show. You’ll find additional model railroading products in part 1 of the 2017 National Train Show report. You can also watch video highlights of the show. Bachmann Trains HO scale Siemens ACS-64 […]
