Ask MRVP: Episode 48

David Popp stands at a counter in the Model Railroader workshop while introducing a video.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page If you missed David Popp last month, he has returned to host the jammed-packed December episode of Ask MRVP. This time he (along with help from Cody and Ben) stuffs the stockings full of great answers to your questions related to trackwork, freight […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 48

David Popp stands at a counter in the Model Railroader workshop while introducing a video.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page If you missed David Popp last month, he has returned to host the jammed-packed December episode of Ask MRVP. This time he (along with help from Cody and Ben) stuffs the stockings full of great answers to your questions related to trackwork, freight […]

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Computer desktop wallpaper from the January 2020 Model Railroader

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Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. It’s early summer, 1939, and a pair of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Electro-Motive Division E1 diesel locomotives lead crack passenger train Super Chief on Ray Miecko’s HO scale layout. Click on the links below to download the image […]

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Expert Scratchbuilding Tips with Renee Grosser: Part 4, Structure finishing tips

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Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page To complete her O scale scratchbuilding series, modeler Renee Grosser shares her technique for adding realistic roof shingles, chimney fixtures, and window/door details to the rustic farmhouse. […]

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Computer desktop wallpaper for the December 2019 Model Railroader

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Click on the links at left to download this trackside photo sized appropriately for your computer screen. Forks Creek & Central freight led by Heisler no. 79 exits the tunnel and crosses the Fall River Trestle as it makes its way south from Shavano, Colo., on a cold winter day in 1898. Ron Morse took […]

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Weathering winter in the woods

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Fall is the time many builders begin preparing their railroads for harsh winter weather that lies ahead. Unless, of course, you’re lucky enough to live in a temperate climate zone. In the weeks before the cold arrives, some folks start to stow their structures, drain water features, and tuck the trains away for months of […]

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