It’s My Railroad with Steve Brown: Working with cork and building a yard ladder, Ep. 8

It’s my Railroad with Steve Brown Part 8

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Steve’s N scale (1:160) BSR layout is starting to take shape! In this episode, Steve works on installing cork roadbed and demonstrating how to build a gently flowing trail of turnouts that route into the Port Smith yard.   […]

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Off The Rails: Get Your Kinks, Episode 43

Off the Rails with Gerry Leone Episode 43

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The Kinks are back in vogue! This time, host Gerry Leone looks at a few of the vintage MR “Construction Kinks” suggestions that flopped, and other tips that have withstood the test of time. […]

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Computer desktop wallpaper from Great Model Railroads 2020

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Great Model Railroads 2020 is packed with articles, photos, tips, tricks, and track plans from 10 incredible layouts. As an online bonus this month, registered members of ModelRailroader.com can download images from all 10 featured model train layouts, sized appropriately for computer desktop images. Click on the links at left to download this image sized […]

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It’s My Railroad with Steve Brown: Merging two sites into one, Ep. 7

It’s my Railroad with Steve Brown Part 7

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, host Steve Brown finalizes his layout design, and then shares how he’ll merge two settings on the N scale BSR into one! In the process, Steve shares his tips and techniques for installing trackwork along the new section. […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Summer Camp 5 Afternoon

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David wraps up summer camp by painting figures and other details to complete his logging camp scene. Then he takes his finished stock car for a run on the layout. And finally, did he put that tree back into the scene or not? […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Summer Camp 4

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Camp Director David is in a rather chipper mood for Day 4 of Summer Camp on his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. Appropriately, the arts and crafts activities in this video blog address the techniques used to give the stock car’s paint job […]

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Computer desktop wallpaper from the October 2019 Model Railroader

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Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen Locomotive Whiton blasts out of Clozet Tunnel on Bernard Kempinksi’s O scale United States Military RR Aquia Line. The Civil War-era layout is the cover story of the October 2019 issue. Click on the links below to download this […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Summer Camp 3

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Horseback riding and wood carving are two activities associated with a good summer outing, including David Popp’s camp adventures on his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Summer Camp 2

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page More Summer Camp fun on David’s O scale (1:48) Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. Today’s activities start with a stock car modeling project, before shifting to a layout scenery effort. […]

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