Video: Coshocton Model Railroad Club layout

Coshocton Model Railroad Club layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Featured in the July 2020 Model Railroader, the HO scale Toledo, Walhonding Valley & Ohio fills a 50 x 150 building with a freelanced layout inspired by scenes of southern Ohio. The impressive model railroad was built and is operated by the Associated […]

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Video: Coshocton Model Railroad Club layout

Coshocton Model Railroad Club layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Featured in the July 2020 Model Railroader, the HO scale Toledo, Walhonding Valley & Ohio fills a 50 x 150 building with a freelanced layout inspired by scenes of southern Ohio. The impressive model railroad was built and is operated by the Associated […]

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VIDEO: Rapido Trains HO scale MLW RS-18 diesel locomotive

Rapido Trains HO scale MLW RS-18 diesel locomotive

We recently reviewed the HO scale Montreal Locomotive Works RS-18 from Rapido Trains in the June 2020 Model Railroader. The superdetailed model also features an ESU LokSound decoder. See and hear the diesel in action on the Model Railroader staff’s HO scale layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]

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MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 5 – Wood choppin’ workshop

Model Railroader Video Plus Week 5

David gets back to the workbench for a couple quick-hitter projects. First, he shows how to add a realistic, rusty patina to metal roofing material. And then, David shares his technique for chopping up scale chunks of firewood to be stack in the shack. Feel free to ask questions, and he’ll look to address them […]

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How to choose a scale: A garden railroader’s guide

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This three-rail track incorporates two different gauges—0 gauge and 1-gauge. Trains in 16mm-scale (1:19) and 15mm-scale (1:20.3) are equally at home on these rails. Marc Horovitz Download the PDF here. Let’s look at the various scales available and list their characteristics, with an eye to finding their advantages and disadvantages. As mentioned above, the thing […]

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MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 4 – Putting parts together

Model Railroader Video Plus Week 4

After checking the bond of the previously glued components, David moves to the next step — building the laser-cut pieces and parts into an O scale structure for the Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. Along the way, you’ll see that even David has to make do with the tools and materials he has available at […]

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