New model railroad products for the week of January 23, 2020

Atlas Master Line HO scale Alco C-420 diesel locomotive

HO scale locomotives General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. BNSF Ry. (Heritage III in five road numbers, one number with primer repairs, one number with silver plow, and two numbers with replacement Nathan K3LA air horn), Canadian Pacific (as delivered in two numbers, with Hi-Ad trucks and Positive Train Control antennas in four numbers), and Union […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 49

David stands at a counter in the Model Railroader workshop and introduces a video.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp is back for more Q&A in 2020. In this episode of Ask MRVP, he addresses model railroading topics ranging from trackwork to painting to freight/passenger car modeling to prototype railroading practices …and so much more! […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 49

David stands at a counter in the Model Railroader workshop and introduces a video.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp is back for more Q&A in 2020. In this episode of Ask MRVP, he addresses model railroading topics ranging from trackwork to painting to freight/passenger car modeling to prototype railroading practices …and so much more! […]

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Enter the Micro-Mark Model Challenge

micromarkruralstructures

Scientific HO scale rural farm structure kits from Micro-Mark For the second annual Micro-Mark Model Challenge, build any Scientific model kit, either on its own, with other Scientific model kits, in a diorama, on a railroad layout…the choice is yours…as long as a Scientific kit is featured. The winner will receive a $1,000.00 gift certificate […]

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New model railroad products for the week of January 16, 2020

WalthersMainline HO scale EMD GP9 diesel

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 diesel locomotive. Boston & Maine (as-delivered scheme in two road numbers, all blue and black repaint in one number), Canadian Pacific (non-standard simplified repaint in one number, with gold beaver herald and red-and-white frame stripe in two numbers), Norfolk Southern (black and white, three numbers), Southern Pacific (scarlet and […]

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New model railroad products for the week of January 9, 2020

Atlas HO scale Gunderson 48-foot all-purpose well car

HO scale freight cars General American 20,000-gallon general service tank car. Alaska RR (five road numbers [two single cars and one three-pack]), Emery (white with GATX reporting marks in four numbers), GATX (black with Clean, Oil, Test & Stencil panels and Automatic Car Identification tag; black with “Service Driven” logo; and white), and Reagent Chemical […]

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N scale Four Corners & Five Lakes Ry. track plan

NscaleFourCornersFiveLakesRy

Click on the image or link below to download a PDF of this track plan. The layout at a glance Name: The Four Corners & Five Lakes Ry. (a business unit of FCFL Transportation) Scale: N (1:160) Size: 20 x 30 feet Theme: freelanced Locale: Four Corners region of U.S. Era: modern Style: around the […]

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Atlas N scale NJ Transit commuter train

Atlas HO scale NJ Transit ALP-45DP and Bombardier cars

Atlas N scale ALP-45DP locomotive performance charts Atlas N scale NJ Transit commuter train The trailer cars feature full interiors, with toilet and cab details where appropriate. Couplers are truck-mounted except at the cab end of the cab car. The cab car has operating headlight, ditch lights, and marker lights. N Scale fans of modern […]

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