Stacey Naffah to become Walthers’ fourth president

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Stacey Walthers Naffah (pictured with her father, Phil Walthers) will become the fourth president of Wm. K. Walthers Inc. Phil Walthers is retiring from day-to-day operations but will remain chairman of the board. Model railroad manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. has announced Stacey Walthers Naffah will become the company’s fourth president, starting in September 2018. […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Scenery All-Stars, Part 2 – Terrain & Trees

Kent Johnson and Drew Halverson next to layout scenery

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP all-star Jenny Maaske gets into the scenery-making mode! After Drew and Kent tackle terrain coverage, Jenny shares her techniques for forming the endless forest of trees required to fill our N scale (1:160) Canadian Canyons project layout. […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Scenery All-Stars, Part 2 – Terrain & Trees

Kent Johnson and Drew Halverson next to layout scenery

MRVP all-star Jenny Maaske gets into the scenery-making mode! After Drew and Kent tackle terrain coverage, Jenny shares her techniques for forming the endless forest of trees required to fill our N scale (1:160) Canadian Canyons project layout. […]

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Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for May 2018

Cody Grivno in his office

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page What’s new in Cody’s Office? Check out sound-equipped Pennsy E units in HO from Walthers, MR&T cabooses in N from Atlas, and more in this month’s episode. Down in the Model Railroader workshop associate editor Cody Grivno also gives you tips for adding […]

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Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for May 2018

Cody Grivno in his office

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page What’s new in Cody’s Office? Check out sound-equipped Pennsy E units in HO from Walthers, MR&T cabooses in N from Atlas, and more in this month’s episode. Down in the Model Railroader workshop associate editor Cody Grivno also gives you tips for adding […]

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How-to Library: Operating an Iowa Scaled Engineering ProtoThrottle

Dana Kawala with the ProtoThrottle from Iowa Scaled Engineering.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala, senior editor for Model Railroader magazine, recently got his hands on a unique product, the ProtoThrottle from Iowa Scaled Engineering. Watch this video to see how Dana uses the ProtoThrottle’s realistically modeled levers, buttons, and dials to enhance the operation of […]

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How-to Library: Operating an Iowa Scaled Engineering ProtoThrottle

Dana Kawala with the ProtoThrottle from Iowa Scaled Engineering.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala, senior editor for Model Railroader magazine, recently got his hands on a unique product, the ProtoThrottle from Iowa Scaled Engineering. Watch this video to see how Dana uses the ProtoThrottle’s realistically modeled levers, buttons, and dials to enhance the operation of […]

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Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 6

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt shows you how to build a better-looking boggy area to compliment the forests on your layout. Her secret to success in this scene is a base application of brown floor grout. Watch and learn the tips and tricks she employs […]

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Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 6

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt shows you how to build a better-looking boggy area to compliment the forests on your layout. Her secret to success in this scene is a base application of brown floor grout. Watch and learn the tips and tricks she employs […]

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New model trains for the week of May 17, 2018

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Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio class J3a 4-8-4 Greenbrier steam locomotive HO scale locomotives Chesapeake & Ohio class J3a 4-8-4 Greenbrier steam locomotive. “The Greenbrier Presidential Express” (one road number), in-service version (with smoke deflectors in one number, without in four numbers), and excursion service (Chesapeake & Ohio, Chessie System Railroads, and […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Scenery All-Stars, Part 1 – Making a highway

Trains.com staff next to layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this Canadian Canyons mini-series, the entire MRVP staff gets involved in shaping up the layout scenery! To get things started, Ben Lake and Gerry Leone combine their superpowers to model a curved mountain highway using a computer, a paper template, and a […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Scenery All-Stars, Part 1 – Making a highway

Trains.com staff next to layout

In this Canadian Canyons mini-series, the entire MRVP staff gets involved in shaping up the layout scenery! To get things started, Ben Lake and Gerry Leone combine their superpowers to model a curved mountain highway using a computer, a paper template, and a large sheet of styrene. Follow along, for a quick, easy, and contemporary […]

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