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Six weeks of construction in under three minutes; how I built the portable N scale Thompson River Canyon layout in honor of my brother-in-law, who died in October 2014 (before he could create his own version of this iconic Canadian location). […]
Pre-production sample of Broadway Limited Imports’ HO scale Brass-Hybrid series Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 steam locomotive. The HO scale locomotive includes the Paragon3 sound system and supports the new Rolling Thunder subwoofer system. Recently I got a first look at a museum-quality HO scale model of one of the original 2-10-4 “Texas” type steam locomotives. […]
Bachmann Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP35 diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (post-2005 herald), Canadian National, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Great Northern, and Pennsylvania RR. One road number per scheme. Equipped with E-Z App for touch-screen control of speed, direction, lights, and sound using Bluetooth 4-supported Apple […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, artist Jay Smith returns to the MR Workshop with his airbrush in hand! This time he’s using it to paint an array of realistic clouds on the backdrop for our HO scale Winston-Salem project layout. Follow Jay as he teaches […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page At a special event prior to Trainfest 2015, new model railroad manufacturer ScaleTrains.com debuted several all-new products, including an HO scale Union Pacific 8,500 hp “Big Blow” gas-turbine locomotive. Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno had a chance to talk with ScaleTrains.com president, […]
HO scale locomotives General Electric U23B diesel locomotive. Low short hood. New paint scheme: Erie Lackawanna. New road numbers: Chesapeake & Ohio, Conrail, and Western Pacific. Re-issues: Missouri-Kansas-Texas. High short hood. New paint scheme: Georgia Central. New road numbers: Norfolk Southern. Three numbers per scheme. Separately applied windshield wipers, wire grab irons, uncoupling levers, m.u. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page With the hardboard backdrop, light fixture, and valance now in place, MRVP’s narrow Winston-Salem HO project layout has become a tad too top-heavy. No worries! David Popp has a quick and effective solution for getting the layout back into balance, while still keeping […]
The Korea Brass HO scale General Electric U25C features a Train Control Systems WOWDiesel Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch this HO scale diesel-electric locomotive model as it hauls a freight train on the Model Railroader staff’s model train layout. […]
Senior editor Dana Kawala installed a SoundTraxx Econami ECO-100 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder into a Trix HO scale United States Railway Administration light 2-8-2 steam locomotive. Check out this demo of the new Econami decoder on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Eric White, Editor eric.white@firecrown.com Eric White has been the editor of Model Railroader since June 2022. He started with Kalmbach Publishing as an associate editor in 2014, moving up to senior editor in 2020 before being promoted to editor following Carl Swanson’s move to Trains magazine editor. Highlights of Eric’s career have included visiting and interviewing […]
Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 New year, new projects NEWS AND REVIEWS, pg. 10 Hobby industry news ASK MR, pg. 18 Veedersburg, Ind., signals STEP BY STEP, pg. 24 Make your own photo backdrops TRACKSIDE PHOTOS, pg. 70 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS […]
Frequently Asked Questions for Model Railroader readers Q: I’m getting into model railroading again after years. Where do I start? A: We recommend starting with our Beginners section and reading Ask Trains or working through several Free Downloads about model railroading. Trains.com Members may also enjoy entertaining video tutorials and explanations in Expert Tips and […]
