Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This episode of Cody’s Workshop migrates to the MR&T, Model Railroader magazine’s HO scale layout, where Cody shows how to install a prototypical, but infrequently modeled, section of patchwork ballast along a two-track main line. He also demonstrates a practical application for a […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale C&O T-1 2-10-4 steam locomotive A locomotive designed for both speed and power is being offered in HO scale by Broadway Limited Imports. The Chesapeake & Ohio class T-1 2-10-4 “Texas” steam locomotive, built by Lima Locomotive Works, was designed to haul long coal trains from the mines of West […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale GenSet II diesel locomotive Following the success of its National Railway Equipment (NRE) GenSet I, Atlas has added the NRE GenSet II to its HO scale Trainman Plus line. The ready-to-run locomotive features a newly tooled shell, thinner-profile handrails, and cab roof details. The National Railway Equipment 3GS21B-DE (GenSet […]
Soundtraxx DCC decoder for Atlas GenSet TSU-AT1000 decoder Price: $99.95 Manufacturer: SoundTraxx 210 Rock Point Drive Durango, CO 81301 www.soundtraxx.com Comments: With two of its three 700 hp Cummins diesel engines cycling on and off, the NRE GenSet has a sound unlike any other locomotive. SoundTraxx provides a straightforward way to add realistic sound, as […]
Walthers HO scale Budd Big Dome Full-length dome cars, like this new HO scale model from Walthers, were popular upgrades to the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe’s top name trains in 1954. Each of Santa Fe’s original Big Domes had 57 angled coach seats and 18 lounge seats on the upper deck, with a lower […]
Walthers HO scale ranch-style house Price: $24.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. P.O. Box 3039 Milwaukee, WI 53201 www.walthers.com Era: 1920s to present Comments: A classic brick ranch-style house is one of the latest additions to the Walthers Cornerstone Series. The easy-to-build, injection-molded plastic HO scale kit features a one-piece base, roof, and soffit; separate […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The MR/MRVP Dream Team including David, Neil, Dana, Cody, and publisher Kevin Keefe storm into Cleveland to cover the 2014 National Train Show. In part 1 of 2 videos, Cody talks with several manufacturers eager to share their exciting new products. He also […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This week on MR Insider Weekly, MRVP’s Jenny Maaske catches up with assistant editor Ben Lake. Jenny talks with Ben about his forthcoming MRVP debut in front of the camera, rather than behind it! Ben reveals some of the challenges of being under […]
Using little more than a cardstock template and a couple paint colors, artist Jay Smith shows viewers just how quick and easy it is to add a realistic pine forest treeline to MRVP’s On30 Olympia Logging Co. layout. Jay used his favorite internal mix airbrush to apply the paint, but his simply technique for making […]
This Northern Pacific class C depot has seen its better days. Cody Grivno explains how to model a weather-beaten wood structure. In model railroading, weathering is typically associated with freight cars and locomotives. However, structure weathering is another way to add realism to a layout. Peeling and faded paint, a roof in need of repair, […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this July 1st edition of MR Insider Weekly, the MRVP crew takes a scouting trip to visit a colleague’s model railroad – all in the name of planning a brand-new MRVP series! When one of Kalmbach’s own needed a little help working out […]
Model Rectifier Corporation has announced that they will produce and market Model Power’s railroad products under the Model Power brand. Model Power and Mantua railroad and accessory products will now be available worldwide from MRC. Frank Ritota, president of MRC, explained that “the plan is to use the obvious synergy from the melding of the product lines to […]
