Many hobbyists strive to model freight cars accurately. Selecting the right doors, installing the correct hatch covers, and using the proper ladders and stirrup steps are just some of the things freight car enthusiasts focus on. Those re-creating earlier eras may even add chalk marks to the car sides. How to graffiti a freight car […]
Gerry Leone launches all-new Spaces to Places III: If you’ve been watching my Back On Track series for the past couple of years, you’ve heard me talk a lot about the alleged road that’s going to go in here next to the main line and next to the main aisle. Well, I think it’s about […]
David is back to building out his O scale (1:48) Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. But this time, he’s got a little bit of extra help from MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone! Watch as the two team up to construct new benchwork for an expanded townsite and interchange for the logging railroad. Of course, you‘ll […]
Get your old trains running again! It’s time to take them out of the boxes and have some fun. In this chapter from Beginner’s Guide to Repairing Lionel Trains, Ray L. Plummer offers advice on how to do it. Get your old trains running again “Old electric train” – that’s what it says on the […]
The HO scale Rice Harbor project continues after the two-part resin water has set. MR’s Cody Grivno shows how to add wave effects by brushing on Gloss gel with a paintbrush. In this video, Cody demonstrates the various brush techniques he used to create realistic results. […]
The HO scale Rice Harbor layout is now properly prepared for an application of two-part resin used to simulate water in the harbor. In this video, MR’s Cody Grivno demonstrates the steps for mixing, tinting, and pouring resin – without making a mess of the surrounding scenery. […]
Cody Grivno adds a beachfront to a small area of MR’s Rice Harbor layout. He unintentionally shares not one, not two, not three, but FOUR useful options for creating beach scenery, plus a simple, subtle, yet very effective way to blend the shoreline and the harbor water. […]
Now that the car float, float bridge, and railroad lift bridge are in place on MR’s Rice Harbor layout, Cody Grivno can add the two-part resin to the waterways. But before adding water, Cody first demonstrates how to paint the harbor bottom and prep the area for the pour. […]
With the float bridge now in place on MR’s Rice Harbor layout, David Popp can install the stained stripwood planking over the deck. Follow along as he demonstrates the steps and essential techniques from start to finish. […]
After completing the car float for MR’s Rice Harbor layout, David Popp builds a float bridge used to transfer freight cars from the vessel to the shore. Using prototype photos for reference, David assembled the float bridge from plywood, styrene sheets, foam insulation board, bridge kit components, and various cast parts. […]
MRVP’s David Popp shows how a little bit of paint goes a long way toward adding an authentic, rusty appearance to the MDF hull, styrene deck, and castings of the two-track car float for MR’s 5×9-foot Rice Harbor HO scale layout. […]
In part 3, David Popp adds details and simple castings to the deck of the two-track car float on MR’s 5×9-foot Rice Harbor HO scale layout, all in preparation for the next step – painting the vessel. […]
