Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Start off the new year with new locomotives, freight cars, and more in Cody’s Office. Group Technical editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to tune up all that new rolling stock you got during the holidays, including using a National Model […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Start off the new year with new locomotives, freight cars, and more in Cody’s Office. Group Technical editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to tune up all that new rolling stock you got during the holidays, including using a National Model […]
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Click on the image to download a PDF of the track plan. Name: Red Mountain RR Layout owner: John V. Lazar Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 14 x 18 feet Prototypes: Pennsylvania RR and Ligonier Valley RR Locale: western Pennsylvania Era: 1945 to 1955 Style: multi-deck walk-in Mainline run: 103 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: […]
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Name: Rio Grande, Alpine Division Layout owner: Matt Carpenter Scale: N scale (1:160) Size: 14 x 32 feet Prototype: Denver & Rio Grande Western Locale: Colorado mountains Era: 1985 Style: walk-in with partial upper deck Mainline run: 250 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3 percent Benchwork: open grid on heavy-duty wood shelf […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New diesels, steamers, structures, and tools highlight this episode of Cody’s Office. Model Railroader technical editor Cody Grivno will also show you a tip for realistically modeling gravel roofs on your structure models. This month’s viewer mail includes: the code of the Peco […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New diesels, steamers, structures, and tools highlight this episode of Cody’s Office. Model Railroader technical editor Cody Grivno will also show you a tip for realistically modeling gravel roofs on your structure models. This month’s viewer mail includes: the code of the Peco […]
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Bachmann N Sound Value Baldwin 2-8-0 It was only a few months ago – in the September 2018 issue – that we last reviewed a Baldwin 2-8-0 steam locomotive from Bachmann. But that was an HO scale model. Bachmann’s new Consolidation is an N scale model. This freight hauler is well detailed, nicely decorated, and […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page An O scale structure from Menards, an HO dome car from Rapido Trains, and an N scale Alco diesel from Atlas Model Railroad Co. are among the new products to arrive this month in Cody’s Office. Group technical editor Cody Grivno shows you […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page An O scale structure from Menards, an HO dome car from Rapido Trains, and an N scale Alco diesel from Atlas Model Railroad Co. are among the new products to arrive this month in Cody’s Office. Group technical editor Cody Grivno shows you […]
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Name: Canadian Canyons Scale: N (1:160) Size: 5′-7″ x 8′-0″ Prototypes: Canadian National, Canadian Pacific Locale: British Columbia, Canada Era: 2015 to present day Style: multilevel, island Mainline run: 113 feet Minimum radius: 13″ Minimum turnout: Peco code 55 medium Maximum grade: 1.9 percent (in helix) Benchwork: free-standing sectional Height: 40″ Roadbed: Midwest cork strips […]
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