Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Ask and you shall receive…a response from MR Video Plus, that is! That’s the basic premise for the all-new Ask MRVP show hosted by David Popp. For each episode, we’ll cull through the comments, questions, tips, and suggestions you’ve left after viewing recent […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page DCC Programming host Dana Kawala talks a bit about testing DCC decoders before you install one into a model railroad locomotive. Dana first explains why that’s a good practice to follow, and then he demonstrates a number of handy decoder testers that make […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller welcomes former Model Railroader magazine executive editor Andy Sperandeo to the table to share his first-hand recollections of legendary model railroader John Allen and his spectacular Gorre & Daphetid HO scale layout. Settle into your easy chair and enjoy Andy’s […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this first ever Roundhouse/History According to Hediger mash-up, Hal talks to senior editor Jim Hediger about a wide array of interests from his 43-year tenure at Model Railroader magazine, the leading publication in the hobby. Jim references how he landed an interview […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page All good things must come to an end. In this Season One finale, David and Cody tidy up the last few schnibbles of their projects on Chuck Sable’s HO scale layout. There’s also time to recap what the crew has accomplish. Of equal […]
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This PBS Tracks Ahead segment visits The O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, Va., which maintains a collection of the nighttime railroad photographs captured by the late O. Winston Link. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Don’t miss this 180th episode retrospective of Cody’s Office. Host Cody Grivno shares some of his favorite moments, including the commercial for Dr. Railroader’s Magic Elixir. You’ll also see a collection of the latest new model railroading products, including a DCC-sound-equipped GP15-1 from […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, Cody shows how to use a Pelle Søeborg weathering technique to add realistic rust spots and scratches to a modern freight car. Plus, he shares a handy use for a nifty new sanding tool. Cody also answers viewer questions, including […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a sneak peek at two new HO scale diesel locomotives and other new HO and N scale model train products in this month’s Cody’s Office. The F40PH-2D from Rapido Trains features an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder and the GP30 […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Visit Jeff Ashby’s Chesapeake & Ohio N scale layout in this segment from the hit PBS series Tracks Ahead — available on MR Video Plus before it hits the airwaves! […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s a lot to wrap up in this next to last episode of the Rehab season! David Popp finishes the street lighting project on Chuck Sable’s HO scale layout, while Cody Grivno gets things rolling on a locomotive detailing effort. But most importantly, […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Couplerpalooza comes to Cody’s Workshop this month! In this episode, Cody installs a body-mounted coupler and demonstrates how to use a tap in the process. Plus, he shares a quick technique for adding a painted sign to the side of a brick structure. […]
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