Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala’s DCC Programming Series has struck a chord with MRVP viewers! So this week on MR Insider Weekly, Ben Lake gets the scoop on the next episode addressing Configuration Variable (CV) 29. In addition to a quick preview of the forthcoming (arriving […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The MR/MRVP Dream Team including David, Neil, Dana, Cody, and publisher Kevin Keefe, continues their coverage of the 2014 National Train Show in Cleveland, Ohio. In part 2 of 2 videos, Cody talks with more manufacturers eager to share their exciting new products […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Don’t miss the latest episode of Cody’s Office where you’ll see an HO scale SD50 from Athearn Trains, an N scale PS boxcar from Fox Valley Models, an HO scale PS 4750 covered hopper from Tangent, an HO scale Russell snow plow from […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of MRVP’s DCC Programming Series host Dana Kawala takes on CV 29, one of the most powerful (and often-feared) configuration variables in DCC. Dana methodically walks you through how to use CV 29 to control many of the basic functions […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller brings Model Railroader magazine editor Neil Besougloff and Classic Toy Trains magazine associate editor Bob Keller to the table to talk tinplate trains. The guys discuss their on-going affinity for vintage toy trains, accessories, and the simple, yet accessible, mechanisms […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This episode of Cody’s Workshop migrates to the MR&T, Model Railroader magazine’s HO scale layout, where Cody shows how to install a prototypical, but infrequently modeled, section of patchwork ballast along a two-track main line. He also demonstrates a practical application for a […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The MR/MRVP Dream Team including David, Neil, Dana, Cody, and publisher Kevin Keefe storm into Cleveland to cover the 2014 National Train Show. In part 1 of 2 videos, Cody talks with several manufacturers eager to share their exciting new products. He also […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This week on MR Insider Weekly, MRVP’s Jenny Maaske catches up with assistant editor Ben Lake. Jenny talks with Ben about his forthcoming MRVP debut in front of the camera, rather than behind it! Ben reveals some of the challenges of being under […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this July 1st edition of MR Insider Weekly, the MRVP crew takes a scouting trip to visit a colleague’s model railroad – all in the name of planning a brand-new MRVP series! When one of Kalmbach’s own needed a little help working out […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Cody’s Workshop, Cody shows the basics of assembling a freight car kit and some easy ways to enhance them. He also demonstrates how to use clear paint to add turn signals to vehicles. Plus, Cody answers your questions and […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this month’s episode of Cody’s Office, you’ll get a handy tip for weathering model railroad ballast using an airbrush. Associate editor Cody Grivno demonstrates his favorite techniques on the Model Railroader staff’s N scale Red Oak project layout, which won’t appear in print until […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page John and J.D. Forsythe of Train Control Systems stop by Model Railroader magazine’s MR&T HO scale layout to demonstrate a steam locomotive equipped with a TCS WOWSound decoder. DCC Programming host Dana Kawala has them talk through the helpful TCS audio-assist feature that […]
