Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. The prominent sign of the beverage store at Thomasville Crossing is a prominent scene on Brian Wolfe’s HO scale Western Maryland Ry. Blue Ridge Division model train layout. The image is also this month’s featured desktop wallpaper download. Click […]
Tag: Beginners
Ask MRVP: Episode 49
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp is back for more Q&A in 2020. In this episode of Ask MRVP, he addresses model railroading topics ranging from trackwork to painting to freight/passenger car modeling to prototype railroading practices …and so much more! […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 49
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp is back for more Q&A in 2020. In this episode of Ask MRVP, he addresses model railroading topics ranging from trackwork to painting to freight/passenger car modeling to prototype railroading practices …and so much more! […]
Computer desktop wallpaper from the February 2020 Model Railroader
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Nickel Plate Road train No. 43, a westbound fast freight from Toledo, eases into the siding as “Rocket” FT-98 behind 2-8-2 Mikado no. 597 holds the main on Warner Clark’s O scale Proto:48 layout. Rich Bourgerie took the photo. […]
Stuff We Use: Xuron Universal Wire Stripper
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Whether installing a decoder or working on the layout, a sharp wire cutter and striper can make any electronics project go faster and easier. Learn how as senior editor Dana Kawala demonstrates the Xuron Universal Wire Cutter. […]
Stuff We Use: Xuron Universal Wire Stripper
Whether installing a decoder or working on the layout, a sharp wire cutter and striper can make any electronics project go faster and easier. Learn how as senior editor Dana Kawala demonstrates the Xuron Universal Wire Cutter. […]
Stuff We Use: How to use Micro Sol and Micro Set
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page It can be difficult to get decals to conform to an irregular surface, such as when placing a sign decal on a brick textured wall of a plastic stucture kit. Associate editor Steve Otte shows you how to tackle this task by using […]
Stuff We Use How to use a scribing tool
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Take your model structure building to the next level with a scribing tool. Watch as Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno shows you how to use a scribing tool, such as this one from the Kalmbach Hobby Store, to blend the mortar lines of […]
Stuff We Use: Magnetic snap and glue set
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Do you sometimes feel like you need an extra hand when assembling a structure kit? Watch Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno as he demonstrates how to use this magnetic snap and glue set from the Kalmbach Hobby Store. It’s designed to hold wall […]
Stuff We Use How to use a scribing tool
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Take your model structure building to the next level with a scribing tool. Watch as Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno shows you how to use a scribing tool, such as this one from the Kalmbach Hobby Store, to blend the mortar lines of […]
Stuff We Use: How to use Micro Sol and Micro Set
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page It can be difficult to get decals to conform to an irregular surface, such as when placing a sign decal on a brick textured wall of a plastic stucture kit. Associate editor Steve Otte shows you how to tackle this task by using […]
Stuff We Use: Magnetic snap and glue set
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Do you sometimes feel like you need an extra hand when assembling a structure kit? Watch Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno as he demonstrates how to use this magnetic snap and glue set from the Kalmbach Hobby Store. It’s designed to hold wall […]
