New model trains for the week of February 22, 2018

Rapido Trains HO scale General Motors Diesel Division F7B and F9B diesel locomotives

Rapido Trains HO scale General Motors Diesel Division F7B and F9B diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives General Motors Diesel Division F7B and F9B diesel locomotives. Canadian National (F9B in as-delivered scheme and sergeant stripes, four road numbers each), Canadian Pacific (F7B and F9B in maroon with block lettering, maroon with script lettering, Action Red with […]

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Video Step by Step: Weathering metal siding

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page After assembling several plastic structures for an HO scale layout, MR associate editor Eric White aims to make the corrugated metal (simulated) exterior look authentic. Follow along, as he demonstrates steps for applying realistic weathering effects using an airbrush. […]

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Video Step by Step: Weathering metal siding

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page After assembling several plastic structures for an HO scale layout, MR associate editor Eric White aims to make the corrugated metal (simulated) exterior look authentic. Follow along, as he demonstrates steps for applying realistic weathering effects using an airbrush. […]

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Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 4

Let’s Make a Scene with Kathy Millatt Part 4

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt shows you what you need to make an impressive conifer tree that’s perfectly suited to place front and center on any layout. From building the trunk to adding needles to the branches, Kathy walks and talks you through all of […]

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Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 4

Let’s Make a Scene with Kathy Millatt Part 4

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt shows you what you need to make an impressive conifer tree that’s perfectly suited to place front and center on any layout. From building the trunk to adding needles to the branches, Kathy walks and talks you through all of […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 30 – Filling in the gaps with Sculptamold

Kent Johnson and Drew Halverson next to layout scenery

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page With the spine for our eroding rockwork securely in place, Drew and Kent show you how to form a sloped mountain face using paper-based Sculptamold. Follow along, as the two share tips for mixing, filling, and finessing the putty-like product along the Thompson […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 30 – Filling in the gaps with Sculptamold

Kent Johnson and Drew Halverson next to layout scenery

With the spine for our eroding rockwork securely in place, Drew and Kent show you how to form a sloped mountain face using paper-based Sculptamold. Follow along, as the two share tips for mixing, filling, and finessing the putty-like product along the Thompson Canyon scene of our N scale project layout. […]

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New model trains for the week of February 15, 2018

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Alco RS-11 diesel locomotive

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Alco RS-11 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Alco RS-11 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Apache, California Western, Conrail (Penn Central patchout), Delaware & Hudson (large numbers), Nickel Plate Road (broad stripes), and Norfolk & Western (blue “half moon” scheme). New road numbers: Missouri Pacific (blue and gray) and Southern […]

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T-TRAK provides a great way to get started with model railroading

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Northeast T-TRAK Group members Fay Chin (left) and Julia and Chris Saari-Franks stand with Fay’s eight T-TRAK modules at the Kato USA booth at the Amherst Railway Society 2018 Railroad Hobby Show. Chris runs a Kato USA N scale Olympian Hiawatha and a coal train on the T-TRAK modules using a Kato powerpack and Sound […]

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Quick Look: Lowell Smith N scale sleepers

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Lowell Smith N scale sleepers Price: $54 each Manufacturer Lowell Smith Signature Series P.O. Box 219 Gresham, OR 97030 www.lowellsmith.net Car names: Death Valley and Grand Canyon Era: late 1940s to early 1950s Comments: The Lowell Smith Signature Series has launched a new line of N scale passenger cars, the Pullman Park Series. The first […]

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