In part one of this video series on building our new sectional project layout, Model Railroader managing editor David Popp shows you how we join the benchwork sections together. […]
Video: Build the Milwaukee Road Beer Line part 1
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How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line, Part 4 – The Snake Track Job
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s David Popp and Jenny Maaske are set to show you that realistic model railroad operation has never been easier to learn and enjoy! Using Model Railroader magazine’s all-new HO scale Beer Line layout extension as their “gameboard,” the two team up […]
Are you planning an interlocking towers special edition?
Interlocking towers Cody answers this question in this video of Ask Trains. Are you looking to learn more about your model railroad, or do you have questions about full-size trains? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where editors answer the […]
Building Bay Junction 17
Lots of work is taking place on the Model Railroader staff’s Bay Junction model train layout. Associate editor Cody Grivno has installed his United Cooperative grain elevator, while senior editor Dana Kawala describes building the fertilizer plant that will be located in front of the scene. Managing editor David Popp will also show how the […]
How-to Library: Turning Spaces into Places, Part 4
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In Part 4, Gerry Leone really starts to cover some ground… or in this case, pink foam insulation board! Watch and learn how easy it is to transform stark construction materials into a natural-looking setting. […]
MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Lou Ullian’s O scale Coon Creek Lumber Co.
MRVP Video Vault tours Lou Ullian’s Coon Creek Lumber Co. On3 (O scale, 3-foot narrow gauge) logging layout originally featured in the 1991 premier edition of Great Model Railroads (out of print). […]
MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 9 – Wheels up
This time, David advances the aging effects of his gons by working up (or upside down) from the wheels. Don’t miss his handy tips for painting wheelsets, weathering trucks, and applying decals! […]
MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 8 – Rolling stock rendered ragged
The turntable build gets temporarily tabled, but David still has plenty of projects to keep him busy in the basement. Today’s effort involves roughing up a set of On30 gons to make the sides of the car look worn and ragged from heavy use. Even David is amazed how realistic the results of his technique […]
MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 7 – The Great New Haven Diner Hype
It’s no secret that David is a huge fan of nearly everything New Haven. So when Rapido Trains delivered their HO scale model of a New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad stainless-steel dining car to Wisconsin, you can bet that he’d take more than a quick minute to inspect all of the fine details. […]
MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 6 – Finished woodwork
For this weekend edition of Underground, only MRVideoPlus.com subscribers get to see how David puts the finishing touches on his O scale laser-cut wood kit. All before installing the structure, plus details and a fully loaded gondola, on the Olympia Logging Co. layout. […]
MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 5 – Wood choppin’ workshop
David gets back to the workbench for a couple quick-hitter projects. First, he shows how to add a realistic, rusty patina to metal roofing material. And then, David shares his technique for chopping up scale chunks of firewood to be stack in the shack. Feel free to ask questions, and he’ll look to address them […]
MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 4 – Putting parts together
After checking the bond of the previously glued components, David moves to the next step — building the laser-cut pieces and parts into an O scale structure for the Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. Along the way, you’ll see that even David has to make do with the tools and materials he has available at […]
