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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp continues working on a swing-out extension for MRVP’s HO scale Winston-Salem Southbound layout. In this second and final installment of the construction process, he shares how to attach and support the section before adding the track and finishing touches. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Construction on MRVP’s HO scale Winston-Salem Southbound layout has come to a point where the scenery can start to take shape. In this installment, David shares a variety of techniques for applying ground covering, this time in the form of various grass mats […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode associate editor Cody Grivno will show you the RIP track on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. He’ll also give you some tips for fixing up your freight car models, including adding coupler […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Hosts Dana Kawala and Ben Lake continue demonstrating how JMRI (Java Model Railroad Interface) can be used to put a home computer to good use on your model railroad. In this episode, the specific conversation focuses on DecoderPro, a tool that makes DCC […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A father and son team re-created the look of Colorado in their basement. The HOn3 Denver & Rio Grande Western of Herb & Mike Danneman is really 3-D artwork! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Malcolm Furlow, a multi-talented artist and MR mainstay in the 1980s, shares his techniques for distressing, scraping, sanding, and staining wood used in model railroading projects. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video, David Popp uses MRVP’s HO scale Winston-Salem Southbound layout to demonstrate how to build a simple swing-out section that can easily extend the run of any model railroad. David first talks you through the design, before showing how to assemble […]
I learned about the LV’s former Bloomsbury depot when researching the railroad’s other wooden depots in Upstate New York. Information came from the Lehigh Valley RR home page (www.lvrr.com). The appearance of the building interested me, and this warranted a special trip to measure and photograph it. When I visited, the building was an Agway […]
Name: The Mann’s Creek Ry. Scale: HO (1:87:1) and HOn3 (1:87:1, 3-foot-gauge) Size: 11′-3″ x 14′-7″ Prototype: The Mann’s Creek Ry., and Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Locale: New River Gorge, W.Va. Era: Monday afternoon, Aug. 1, 1928 Style: walk-in Mainline run: Mann’s Creek, 60 feet, C&O feet Minimum radius: 18″ (both) Minimum turnout: no. 4 […]
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Host Drew Halverson finds a way to escape the office for early spring and summer road trips to the banks of Big Muddy, the mighty Mississippi River! Drew and pal Tom “Sawyer” Danneman make the most of their one-day railfan outings, plus they even share a sneak peek of an amazing river-running HO scale layout […]
Name: Narragansett RR Scale: On3 (O scale, 3-foot gauge) Size: 24 x 24 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by Narragansett Pier RR Locale: Narragansett, R.I. Era: 1950 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 78 feet Minimum radius: 28″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none Benchwork: L-girder and tabletop Height: 601⁄2″ Roadbed: Homasote on spline subroadbed Track: handlaid […]
