Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A self-healing cutting mat is a useful addition to any model railroader’s workshop. Model Railroader associate editor Eric White shows some of his favorite features of this self-healing cutting mat from the Kalmbach Hobby Store. […]
Name: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Brookfield Division Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 26 x 36 feet Prototype: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR Locale: Missouri and Illinois Era: 1953 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 200 feet Minimum radius: 36″ main line, 30″ branch line Minimum turnout: no. 5 (main), no.4 (spurs) Maximum grade: 1½ percent Originally appeared […]
Name: Fiddletown & Great Divide RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13′-2″ x 23′-10″ Theme: turn-of-the 20th century short line Locale: California high desert Era: 1900 Style: walkaround Mainline run: narrow gauge, 53 feet; standard gauge, 28 feet Minimum radius: narrow gauge 18″, standard gauge 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent Originally appeared […]
Name: The Salt Lake Route Scale: N (1:160) Size: 4 x 9 feet Prototype: Union Pacific Locale: Meadow Valley Wash in southern Nevada Era: present day Style: island Mainline run: 15 feet Minimum radius: 10″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: level Originally appeared in the January 2010 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the […]
Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to use some handy tools to remove seems from plastic parts. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno show how to use a pounce wheel to simulate nail heads on a structure. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows the best way to pack up your model trains so the cars and paint won’t get damaged. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to paint turnout points using a microbrush. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader managing editor David Popp shows how to prepare plastic parts for painting. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to use Micro Sol to remove lettering from freight cars. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Associate Editor Cody Grivno shows how to drybrush static grass using acrylic paints. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to protect your decals from being scratched. […]
