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Section: Videos

The Hills Line with James McNab: Track tips & tricks, Episode 3

Home»How To»Series»Modeling»The Hills Line with James McNab: Track tips & tricks, Episode 3 The Hills Line with James McNab

James McNab, our newest Contributing Editor, shows viewers that trackwork can be realistically enhanced like any other model on a layout. In this case, James reveals helpful insights for detailing and painting track on his HO scale Hills Line. […]

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Video: Rapido Trains HO scale GE B36-7 diesel locomotive

Front of locomotive

This HO scale General Electric B36-7 from Rapido Trains features an ESU LokSound 5 decoder. See and hear this new superdetailed HO diesel in action on the Model Railroader staff layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]

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Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for July 2020, part 1

Get a quick demo of an ESU LokSound-equipped N scale GP35 from Atlas and check out a new N scale passenger car set from Kato USA and a new HO Northern Pacific boxcar from Rapido Trains in this episode of Cody’s Office. Down in the workshop Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will give you tips […]

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MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 22 – Hanging on the ropes

David Popp stringing LED rope lighting to his layout

For this July episode of MRVP Underground, host David Popp is on the task of stringing new LED rope lighting over his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. Plus, you’ll also see how simple it is to add a stelllar sound system to complement the layout’s light show! […]

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