In this video (part 1 of 4), David shares techniques for building a through-girder bridge kit. […]
Thin Branch Series: Build a Bridge part 1 – Kit assembly
Section: Series
Video Step by Step: Replacing turnouts
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Sometimes you need to replace a turnout or other trackwork on your model railroad. In this video Cody Grivno shares his technique for replacing turnouts on Model Railroader’s HO scale MR&T layout, walking you through the project from cutting out the old rails […]
Modelers Spotlight Video–Inside Cody’s Office for May 2013
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A variety of new model railroading products arrived in Cody’s Office this week, including an HO scale Z-8 Challenger from Sunset Models and a DCC-equipped Hi-Rail truck from Bachmann Trains. Associate editor Cody Grivno gives you a first look at both in this […]
Cody’s Workshop: Episode 4 – clear coat finish
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video installment of Cody’s Workshop, Cody shares his technique for applying a clear-coat finish on one of the MR&T’s heritage locomotives. Along the way, he also demonstrates a handy clamp for scratchbuilding structure models, and shows how to remove and adjust […]
Thin Branch Series: Working with foam rocks
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page If you want to try a different material to make rocks for your model railroad, try foam. In this video, David shows how he added Mountains in Minutes foam rocks to our Thin Branch HO scale project railroad. […]
Thin Branch Series: Painting rocks
Now that the rocks for our Thin Branch project railroad are in place, it’s time to paint them. David shares an easy 3-step painting technique that produces realistic rock outcroppings. […]
Cody’s Workshop: Episode 3 – April 2013
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Welcome back to Cody’s Workshop. In episode 3, Cody shows you how to get a realistic weathered finish for your flatcar decks. He also gives you some tips on using punches to make drillbit starter holes, and answers a variety of viewer mail. […]
Thin Branch Series: Benchwork part 4 – Fascia
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In the fourth and final benchwork video for our Thin Branch Project Railroad, David adds the fascia to the HO layout using tempered hardboard. This technique can be used on any model railroad. […]
Thin Branch Series: Benchwork part 3 – plywood subroadbed
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video episode of our Thin Branch HO scale project railroad, the layout gets its plywood subroadbed installed. David shows you how to mark and cut the plywood for smooth transitions between the levels and support it with simple risers made […]
Thin Branch Series: Working with plaster rocks part 1
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Whether it’s a mountain face or just a simple outcropping, sooner or later you’ll probably need to model rocks on your layout. In this video, David shows you how he cast rocks from plaster for the Thin Branch project railroad. […]
Thin Branch Series: Working with plaster rocks part 2
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Once you’ve cast rocks in plaster, it’s time to install them on the layout. In this video, David shows you how he cut, fit, and cemented plaster rock castings to the Thin Branch project railroad. […]
Building the HO scale Winter Hill Quarry Branch part 10
The asphalt shingle plant is one of the structures on the Winter Hill Branch model train layout. Follow along as Model Railroader associate editor Steve Otte show you some of the modeling techniques that he used to kitbash this HO scale structure. You’ll learn about the models that Steve chose for the project, and get […]
