Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s quite an array of spray paints that can be used for model railroading applications. In this video, Cody Grivno of Model Railroader magazine demonstrates tips and techniques for working safely and reliably with good ol’ rattle cans to get the same pleasing […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s quite an array of spray paints that can be used for model railroading applications. In this video, Cody Grivno of Model Railroader magazine demonstrates tips and techniques for working safely and reliably with good ol’ rattle cans to get the same pleasing […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala looks at Rapido’s new HO Canadian passenger train in detail in this video review. The big set features 3 locomotives and 10 passenger cars, and the models included museum-quality details inside and out. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page We close our four-part Build-a-bridge series by installing the model on our Thin Branch HO scale layout. In this video David shares some techniques for building foam scenery and working with plaster abutment castings to support our through-girder bridge. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger worked on the Wabash RR as a relief operator. Listen as Jim tells the story of how he learned not stand on the wrong side of the diamond when a freight train passed by. You’ll also see […]
We close our four-part Build-a-bridge series by installing the model on our Thin Branch HO scale layout. In this video David shares some techniques for building foam scenery and working with plaster abutment castings to support our through-girder bridge. […]
In this video (part 3 of 4), David shares techniques for adding trackwork guardrails to a through-girder bridge kit. […]
In this video (part 2 of 4), Cody shares techniques for painting a through-girder bridge kit. […]
In this video (part 1 of 4), David shares techniques for building a through-girder bridge kit. […]
During a family vacation several years ago, I photographed the former Canadian National Ry. Fenelon Falls, Ont., station. This building stands on a now abandoned 55-mile-long rural branch line that once connected the town of Lindsay to Haliburton. The station houses an art gallery and now has board-and-batten sheathing. However, I’ve found several old pictures […]
Name: Carlyle Division Layout designer: Tom Basterash Scale: N (1:160) Size: 10 x 11 feet Prototype: freelanced, based on Great Northern Locale: Rocky Mountain foothills Era: 1945 to 1955 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 65 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the July 2013 Model Railroader. Click […]
Name: New England & Western Layout designer: Bill Robertson Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 24 x 46 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: New England Era: 1940 to 1950 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 170 feet Minimum radius: 32″ (main) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Originally appeared in the July 2013 Model Railroader. Click on […]
