HO scale Pacific Coast Lines

HOscalePacificCoastLines

Name: Pacific Coast Lines Layout owner: Steve Mahan Scale: HO (1:87.1), HOn3 (1:87.1, 3-foot gauge) Size: 42 x 57 feet Prototypes: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Southern Pacific; Union Pacific; Western Pacific; Denver & Rio Grande Western Locale: Southern California Era: 1952-1960 Style: multi-deck walk-in Mainline run: 1,600 feet Minimum radius: 36″ Minimum turnout: no. […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 27 – Shaping tunnels

Kent Johnson and Drew Halverson next to layout scenery

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Our Canadian Canyons N scale layout project would certainly be flawed without adding tunnels (and slide sheds) to the Fraser and Thompson River segments. No worries! Drew and Kent show how to plot out and install one of the many foam-built tunnels they […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 27 – Shaping tunnels

Kent Johnson and Drew Halverson next to layout scenery

Our Canadian Canyons N scale layout project would certainly be flawed without adding tunnels (and slide sheds) to the Fraser and Thompson River segments. No worries! Drew and Kent show how to plot out and install one of the many foam-built tunnels they need to make the layout scenes look credible. […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 26 – Shaping a mountain

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Drew and Kent keep the scenery effort moving forward. In this episode of our Canadian Canyons N scale layout project, the two share how they attached “ribs” to the spine they just installed. Once this rough cut of the scenery substructure is in […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 26 – Shaping a mountain

Drew and Kent keep the scenery effort moving forward. In this episode of our Canadian Canyons N scale layout project, the two share how they attached “ribs” to the spine they just installed. Once this rough cut of the scenery substructure is in place, you’ll begin to see how impressive the mountainside will be! […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 24 – Painting track

Hand painting track

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MR’s Cody Grivno lends a hand to our Canadian Canyons N scale layout construction effort. Detailing trackwork is Cody’s forte, so in this video he’ll demonstrate the steps for painting and weathering a main line laid on concrete ties. Plus, he also shows […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 25 – Scenery survey and spine construction

Kent Johnson and Drew Halverson next to layout scenery

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page And so the scenery construction phase of our Canadian Canyons N scale layout begins! With Kent Johnson and Drew Halverson leading the charge, the effort starts with a quick survey of the Fraser and Thompson Canyon terrain features, followed by the installation of […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 25 – Scenery survey and spine construction

Kent Johnson and Drew Halverson next to layout scenery

And so the scenery construction phase of our Canadian Canyons N scale layout begins! With Kent Johnson and Drew Halverson leading the charge, the effort starts with a quick survey of the Fraser and Thompson Canyon terrain features, followed by the installation of a dual-function foam board spine. Enjoy the video, and then download PDFs of […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 24 – Painting track

Hand painting track

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MR’s Cody Grivno lends a hand to our Canadian Canyons N scale layout construction effort. Detailing trackwork is Cody’s forte, so in this video he’ll demonstrate the steps for painting and weathering a main line laid on concrete ties. Plus, he also shows […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 23 – Laying upper level track 2

David Popp next to layout track

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page With just a tad more trackwork required to finish off the upper level of our Canadian Canyons N scale layout, David Popp stumbles into a tricky patch where the main section connects with the detachable lobe. No worries, David shows you a bulletproof […]

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HO scale Pacific & Eastern

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Name: Pacific & Eastern Layout owner: Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 26 x 52 feet Prototype: semi-freelanced Locale: southern Oregon Era: 1989 Style: double-deck walk-in Mainline run: 531 feet Minimum radius: 34″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (sidings) Maximum grade: 2.5 percent (main), 4 percent (logging branch) Benchwork: engineered […]

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