T-Trak Group Project: Video Blog 1 – Steve & Drew

T-Trak Modules blog one.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Kent Johnson hosts this video journal covering some of the planning and construction efforts of the T-Trak project Dream Team. First up are MR’s Steven Otte and MRVP’s Drew Halverson. Steve gets off to a quick start and adds a wrinkle to […]

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T-Trak Group Project: Ready, Set, Build!

T-trak group next to benchwork

MRVP’s David Popp is in a generous mood to share the gift of an assembled T-Trak module with a team of eager modelers from various parts of Kalmbach Publishing Co.! After David outlines the construction parameters, Kent Johnson chats a bit with each builder to find out what he or she is planning for their […]

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Visit the Morning Glow Railroad

Visit the Morning Glow Railroad

Name: Morning Glow Railroad Size: Irregular L-shaped 100′ x 150′ Scale: 1:29 Gauge: Nº 1 (45mm) Era: 1960 to present—all diesel Theme: Southern Pacific—Donner Pass to Tehachapi Age: 3 years Motive power: All battery Length of mainline:  1,101′ Maximum gradient: 3 % Track: Code-250 stainless steel; #10 pneumatic turnouts Minimum radius: 7′ Water features: 500-gallon […]

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Video: Highlights from Rick Stern’s HO scale Santa Fe through Southern California model railroad

Rick Stern's HO scale Santa Fe through Southern California model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model railroader Rick Stern built a 30 x 48-foot freelanced HO scale model train layout that’s inspired by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. and a Southern California setting. Rick models the steam-to-diesel transition era so there’s plenty of steam- and diesel-led […]

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Video: Freight train run-through on Pelle Søeborg’s new HO scale model railroad

Freight train run-through on Pelle Søeborg's new HO scale model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Contributing editor Pelle Søeborg is currently building a new HO scale model railroad set in the Midwest. Like his previous layout, the new railroad focuses on the modern-day Union Pacific. In this short video clip, you can watch a long freight train of […]

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Layout Visit: Stephen Brudlos’ Milwaukee Road River Subdivision in HO scale

Stephen Brudlos' Milwaukee Road River Subdivision in HO scale

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The pages of Great Model Railroads 2016 come to life in this MR Video Plus exclusive visit to Stephen Brudlos’ Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific River Subdivision HO scale layout! Follow Steve as he takes you on a guided tour of his […]

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3D Track Plan: The HO scale Bakersfield & Ventura RR

HO scale Bakersfield & Ventura RR 3d track plan

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this exclusive video, MRVP subscribers are treated to a unique 3D rendering of a layout soon to appear in MR’s Model Railroad Planning 2016! MRVP’s Ben Lake has prepared a virtual tour of the HO scale Bakersfield & Ventura RR around-the-walls layout […]

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3D Track Plan: The HO scale Conrail Bald Eagle Branch

HO scale Conrail Bald Eagle Branch 3d track plan

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this 3D rendering by MRVP’s Ben Lake, he tackles a little-known former Pennsy line originally drafted by MR contributor Bob Sprague. Take a virtual tour of the 11 x 27-foot walk-in track plan that features 60 feet of mainline run and a […]

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Video: All American Railroads S scale layout

All American Railroads S scale layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Bob Spaulding built his S scale model railroad to host the greatest trains of American history. You can read all about his layout in the August 2015 issue of Model Railroader. This video shows model trains running through a few of the signature […]

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