Watch Trix’s no. 4014 Union Pacific Big Boy make an excursion run on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy! […]
Trix HO scale Big Boy no. 4014
Section: Videos & Photos
Video: Atlas N scale GP38 review
Check out the Atlas N scale GP38 in the Norfolk Southern First Responder paint scheme. […]
Modelers Spotlight Video Inside Codys Office for November Part 2
Ready for 2020 to end? The 2021 calendars are here! Cody also looks at Kato’s new N scale New York Central EMD E7 locomotives that will power the company’s new 20th Century Limited set, and Athearn’s re-released 24-foot ore cars in new paint schemes. In addition to new products, Cody offers a modeling tip, and […]
How-to Library: Building a turntable, Part 7 – Add finishing details and scenery
David Popp’s O scale laser-cut wood turntable kit is now completely assembled! The project build concludes as he shows how to add appropriate earth, grass, and ballast scenery to the pit, before securing small detail parts (e.g., nut-bolt-washer castings). […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video – Inside Cody’s Office for November Part 1
Get your canned meats here! Cody’s Office has an Atlas O 36-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car decorated for Rex Canned Meats, an Athearn Genesis HO scale Union Pacific class CA-8 caboose, and the latest special issue from Model Railroader all about our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout. There’s also a modeling tip and viewer mail! […]
Santa Claus loves his toy trains
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It’s My Railroad with Steve Brown: Details, details, details, Ep. 20
Details, details, details! Our “Regular Guy” Steve Brown keeps the banter at bay, before jumping into how he uses computer printouts to make building interiors and exterior signage. Plus, he shares how and where to add big crates, bound loads of lumber, and many other details to complete his authentic N scale Port Smith setting! […]
Rehab My Railroad: Modifying existing benchwork, track, and scenery, Episode 9
David Popp and Cody Grivno migrate to the Mukwonago layout location and prepare the site for a relocated, rail-served industry. As David preps the property, including benchwork, track, and scenery modifications, Cody sprays a few coats of paint on the structure. All of this while Dana Kawala shows how to install and wire Rapido RailCrew […]
Video: Walthers WiFlyer train set review
Check out Walthers’ new WiFlyer train set using WiFi-based train control on your internet-connected device. […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video – Inside Cody’s Office for October Part 2
Cody shares the RailSmith Models N scale 72-foot Pullman Standard baggage car, Atlas Alco RSD-5 HO scale diesel locomotive, and the HO Milwaukee, Racine & Troy anniversary boxcar, plus a workshop tip and reader mail. […]
Rapido HO scale Alco FA-2 FB-2
This trio of Rapido HO Alco FAs strut their stuff around the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Dead line
Various BNSF Railway yard switchers sit in storage at Galesburg, Ill., in October 2010, waiting for their next assignment. Photo by William B. Cecil […]
