Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Contributing editor Pelle Søeborg is currently building a new HO scale model railroad set in the Midwest. Like his previous layout, the new railroad focuses on the modern-day Union Pacific. In this short video clip, you can watch a long freight train of […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The pages of Great Model Railroads 2016 come to life in this MR Video Plus exclusive visit to Stephen Brudlos’ Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific River Subdivision HO scale layout! Follow Steve as he takes you on a guided tour of his […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The pages of Great Model Railroads 2016 come to life in this MR Video Plus exclusive visit to Stephen Brudlos’ Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific River Subdivision HO scale layout! Follow Steve as he takes you on a guided tour of his […]
Scott Thorton shot this video of an operating session on Clark Propst’s HO scale River City model railroad. The layout is based on the Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry. in Mason City, Iowa, during the first week of May 1954. You can read more about the layout in Great Model Railroads 2016. […]
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I completed the HO Wig-Wag crossing using an actual 3mm magnetic actuator on the pole made from a modified coreless motor inside a brass shim-stock enclosure. The 3-phases windings are driven by an Arduino. The wig-wag crossing was made from a kit from Showcase Miniatures and tools from the Small Shop. Yes, this was wired […]
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment covers Gordon Calahan’s large scale rendition of a German railroad operating during WWII. […]
Take a ride through Sam Parker’s On30 Chestercreek RR & Lumber Company layout. […]
In this quick video, I show you how to make your own “Wet Water” for scenery application and also demonstrate its effectiveness on a test piece. […]
Dave Bruestle’s N scale PRR “Just for Fun” model train layout is modeled after the Jamaica & Kingsway shortline railroad, plan no. 77 in Linn Wescott’s book 101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders. The N scale model railroad measures 4 x 15 feet. Dave uses Digitrax Digital Command Control (DCC) to run his model trains. […]
HO Rutland RR Proto freelanced. Point to point White Creek NY to Rutland, VT. One of the best scenery I’ve ever seen. You have to see this in person to appreciate it! […]
Weathered Rivarossi Y6b on my test track, with sound dubbed on for a bit of fun. […]
