City Terminal & Transfer Series: Episode 12 Urban Landscape

Kent Johnson and David Popp working on a CTT project layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   David and Kent keep progress on the O gauge CT&T Railway moving forward! This time, the two work to apply additional texture around the industrial structures, before demonstrating how to install paved roads and sidewalks along on The Big City streets. […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 18 – Log Pond Resin

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of the Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout expansion blog, David finally gets to add water to the log pond! But first you’ll see what essential scenery preparations need to be completed — all before he can mix and pour a […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Kamloops Lake Water, Part 3

Locomotive on Canadian Canyons layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In the final segment of the Kamloops Lake Water mini-series, David shows how to add surface water effects atop the plexiglas. The secret to his successful technique can be found in a jar of Woodland Scenic Water Waves — and knowing just how […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Kamloops Lake Water, Part 2

Eric White next to layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David has the plexiglas water installed in the Kamloops Lake scene of our Canadian Canyons N scale project layout. Now Eric White can begin installing the stone wall along the waterfront. Follow along as he shows how to prep, paint, and then place […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 17 – On a Hot Tin Roof

David Popp in the workshop

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David’s scratchbuilt sawmill needed a roof. So in this episode of his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout expansion blog, he’ll share how to model a tin roof using corrugated styrene sheet. Watch and learn how to measure, cut, install, paint, and weather the […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Kamloops Lake Water, Part 1

David Popp next to layout scenery

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Work on the Canadian Canyons scenery keeps rolling forward. An all-star trio (David, Eric, and Kent) takes on the task of modeling the seldom viewed right-of-way along Kamloops Lake, complete with stone arch viaducts, red rock cliffs, and murky lake water. See how […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Fraser River Water, Part 2

David Popp next to layout scenery

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The hardened resin water David added (Part 1) to our Canadian Canyons N scale layout is now ready for additional details. In this episode, David demonstrates how to use Woodland Scenics Surface Water – Water Waves product to model the swirling flow of […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 16 – Sawmill Saga

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David dives into construction of a scratchbuilt sawmill for his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout expansion. He shares insights gathered from researching the Phillips Bros. steam-powered mill built 1933 in Oak Run, California (https://youtu.be/zAvurSjBVW8). David then shows how he used this knowledge to […]

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