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M.T.H. Trains President Mike Wolf has announced his May 2021 retirement and the subsequent closure of the company after 40 years in business. “It is, therefore, with mixed emotions that I tell you I have decided to retire in 2021 and close the business,” he said in a June 8, 2020 letter to the industry. […]
Earlier this year, we put out the call for MR readers to send us their best model railroad photos. We published the winners in the July 2020 Model Railroader. Follow the links below to download the images of all eight winning trackside photos sized appropriately for use as computer screen desktops. Click on the links […]
Also in this issue: AN APPRECIATION FOR AN IMPERFECT DECADE, pg. 7 Lionel faced commercial and internal challenges in the 1960s THE 1960s – A DECADE OF HOPE AND UNCERTAINTY, pg. 8 Struggles to succeed in an unpredictable market STARS OF 1960, pg. 22 3535 operating security car with rotating searchlight 3376 Bronx Zoo operating […]
No sleight of hand here! David is actually making progress on many of his modeling projects while Underground. This time he’s busy applying decals, pepping up the appearance of his O scale population, and enhancing an HO scale New Haven passenger car! […]
From boxes to outlets to on-off switches, David has an eclectic array of electrical parts and pieces he’ll use to route power to his Olympia Logging Co. On 30 layout! He’s charged up and ready to show you his wiring scheme and installation process. […]
Judging from the stack of stuff on David’s MRVP Underground workbench, he’s gonna need to work fast to cover all of those projects! But given time and motivation to stay busy, you can bet he’ll jump right into several modeling, weathering, and kitbuilding efforts in this episode. […]
David welcomes back (virtually) MRVP’s Gerry Leone for another episode from the basement bunker! This time the two of them address a few viewer questions and comments, share several tips and tricks, and even chat a bit about projects to come! Plus, David also takes a closer look at the interior of his On30 caboose […]
As promised in a previous session, our Underground host works through the process he uses to paint the O scale figures that populate his Olympia & Sand Creek On30 layout. David talks paint, washes, brushes, and more! […]
For this weekend edition of Underground, only MRVideoPlus.com subscribers get to see how David puts the finishing touches on his O scale laser-cut wood kit. All before installing the structure, plus details and a fully loaded gondola, on the Olympia Logging Co. layout. […]
Host John Truckenbrod and Classic Toy Trains’ Roger Carp share collector insights regarding P&H construction machinery that Lionel Corp. paired with their O gauge flatcars. Plus, they’ll also examine one of the most unusal, yet prototypical, freight cars Lionel produced! […]
Host John Truckenbrod and Classic Toy Trains’ Roger Carp share collector insights regarding P&H construction machinery that Lionel Corp. paired with their O gauge flatcars. Plus, they’ll also examine one of the most unusal, yet prototypical, freight cars Lionel produced! […]
Art Williams’ 20 x 65-foot O gauge toy train layout features equipment from Lionel, MTH, Atlas O and more, as well as small-town and industrial scenes. The main level of Art’s O gauge layout boasts a double-track main line extending more than 200 feet. […]
