Amtrak’s “Western Star” services between Omaha and Portland. This video shows the portion of the route through Wyoming. I recently traveled on Amtrak’s California Zephyr and incorporated some of the video I shot from that trip with the N scale version. Video submitted by Brian Olson. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page An O scale structure from Menards, an HO dome car from Rapido Trains, and an N scale Alco diesel from Atlas Model Railroad Co. are among the new products to arrive this month in Cody’s Office. Group technical editor Cody Grivno shows you […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page An O scale structure from Menards, an HO dome car from Rapido Trains, and an N scale Alco diesel from Atlas Model Railroad Co. are among the new products to arrive this month in Cody’s Office. Group technical editor Cody Grivno shows you […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Weathering effects can make a model appear as though it’s ridden the rails for a million miles or more. But what if you want to model a locomotive that’s relatively fresh from the shop? Let Cody show you quick and easy techniques that’ll […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Weathering effects can make a model appear as though it’s ridden the rails for a million miles or more. But what if you want to model a locomotive that’s relatively fresh from the shop? Let Cody show you quick and easy techniques that’ll […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Senior Editor Dana Kawala hosts this insightful demo of the Digikeijs DR5000 Digital Command Control (DCC) station. In this video, you’ll see how easy it is to interface the component with your PC. Dana also shows how the DR5000 is readily compatible with […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of MRVP Tech, David Popp and Ben Lake team up to install a Train Control System (TCS) WOWSound DCC sound decoder into an HO scale diesel locomotive used on a familiar MRVP project railroad. You’ll also get to see how […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Senior Editor Dana Kawala hosts this insightful demo of the Digikeijs DR5000 Digital Command Control (DCC) station. In this video, you’ll see how easy it is to interface the component with your PC. Dana also shows how the DR5000 is readily compatible with […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of MRVP Tech, David Popp and Ben Lake team up to install a Train Control System (TCS) WOWSound DCC sound decoder into an HO scale diesel locomotive used on a familiar MRVP project railroad. You’ll also get to see how […]
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Name: Canadian Canyons Scale: N (1:160) Size: 5′-7″ x 8′-0″ Prototypes: Canadian National, Canadian Pacific Locale: British Columbia, Canada Era: 2015 to present day Style: multilevel, island Mainline run: 113 feet Minimum radius: 13″ Minimum turnout: Peco code 55 medium Maximum grade: 1.9 percent (in helix) Benchwork: free-standing sectional Height: 40″ Roadbed: Midwest cork strips […]
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Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Evans 52-foot gondola HO scale freight cars Evans 52-foot gondola. New paint schemes: Amtrak (faded orange), GE Railcar Services (black with DLRX reporting marks), and Union Pacific (Chicago & North Western reporting marks). New road numbers: Canadian National (brown with “wet noodle” herald and website), Herzog (oxide red with […]
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Click on the links at left to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. With a storm brewing in the distance, a Canadian National coal train makes its own thunder as it pounds the rails over the Fraser River at Cisco, British Columbia. Don’t miss this multilevel N scale project layout in the […]
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