MR associate editor Eric White shares his techniques for adding a corrugated roof to a wood structure on our Olympia Logging Co. On30 display-style layout. In this video, he shows how to work with styrene sheet material to form individual panels, paint and weather those panels, and then attach them to the building. […]
In this video, Cody Grivno continues to enhance the appearance of our Olympia Logging Co. On30 Bachmann Climax locomotive by adding select details. After referencing prototype photos, Cody shows how and where to add crew figures, oil cans, chains, tools, and many other details that help make this locomotive look like an authentic logging company […]
As the layout construction and scenery work progresses, MR’s Cody Grivno continues to prep the Olympia Logging Co. steam-powered workhorse for service. In this video, he demonstrates how to reletter our factory-decorated On30 Bachmann Climax. When an initial technique falls short, Cody cleverly introduces an alternative process using a floor finishing product. […]
After kitbashing a timber snowshed for our Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout, MR associate editor Eric White decided to make good use of leftover kit components. In this video, he shows how to assemble a retaining wall using stripwood and detail parts. Eric also shares insights on adding rust effects with weathering powders. […]
After making a cardboard mock-up of a timber snowshed for our Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout, MR staffer Eric White starts to build the structure kit. Eric demonstrates the complete kitbashing process, ranging from how he stains, measures, and cuts the stripwood to fitting the final structure into position on the layout where it will […]
Model Railroader magazine’s new staff member Eric White will kitbash a timber snowshed for our Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. But before construction begins, he’ll first share how to make a useful cardboard structure mock-up. Along the way, Eric shows how a mock-up can immediately reveal issues to address, without needlessly sacrificing kit parts. […]
Eastbound CSX train Q216 rolls over the state Route 12 underpass on the east side of Fostoria, Ohio, on May 6, 2014. The track is former Chesapeake & Ohio. Photo by Dale A. DeVene Jr. […]
In this video, Ben Lake completes the assembly of a laser-cut wood structure for MRVP’s On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. Ben shows viewers just how easy it is to build up a basic kit and add the details that make it look like an authentic structure for the mountain scenery we’ll prepare next! […]
MRVP’s Ben Lake steps out from behind the camera and settles down at the workbench to assemble a laser-cut wood structure for our On30 Olympia Logging Co. layout. In this first of two videos, Ben shows how to prep and stain the parts from an American Model Builders skid shack kit, before starting on the […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Adding weathering effects to the trackwork of MRVP’s On30 Olympia Logging Co. layout can be just as beneficial as adding them to locomotives, rolling stock and structures. In this video, Cody Grivno walks through the steps for giving the rails and ties a […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Adding weathering effects to the trackwork of MRVP’s On30 Olympia Logging Co. layout can be just as beneficial as adding them to locomotives, rolling stock and structures. In this video, Cody Grivno walks through the steps for giving the rails and ties a […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page All the prep work is done, so now David can get down to the task of installing flexible On30 track and turnouts on MRVP’s Olympia Logging Co. layout. David demonstrates all of the essential tracklaying steps, including how to cut and trim the […]
