Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Camp Director David is in a rather chipper mood for Day 4 of Summer Camp on his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. Appropriately, the arts and crafts activities in this video blog address the techniques used to give the stock car’s paint job […]
In the October 2019 Model Railroader, Bruce Briggs writes about the Union Pacific’s East Los Angeles Station that served as the railroad’s gateway to Southern California for more than 40 years. After extensive research, Bruce made detailed plans of this mission revival station based on official railroad blueprints. Cl […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Horseback riding and wood carving are two activities associated with a good summer outing, including David Popp’s camp adventures on his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page More Summer Camp fun on David’s O scale (1:48) Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. Today’s activities start with a stock car modeling project, before shifting to a layout scenery effort. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page More helpful lessons from MRVP’s Gerry Leone in this model railroad photography how-to mini-series. This time, you’ll learn how to talk the talk so you can walk the walk with ease! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A Xuron Modeler’s tool kit includes sprue cutters, microshears, and tweezernose pliers. All of these tools get a lot of use down at the Model Railroader workshop. In this quick demo, editor Hal Miller shows you some of his favorite tips for using […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A Xuron Modeler’s tool kit includes sprue cutters, microshears, and tweezernose pliers. All of these tools get a lot of use down at the Model Railroader workshop. In this quick demo, editor Hal Miller shows you some of his favorite tips for using […]
Hourglass autorack car from Trinity Industries Trinity Industries DALLAS — Trinity Industries has developed an auto rack it says is designed for safer and more efficient loading. Trinity, which is involved in the manufacturing, leasing, and maintaining of railcars, introduced the car earlier this year, according to CEO Tim Wallace. While Wallace says the move […]
Learn how to build a small, beautifully weathered, wooden cabin out of styrene. […]
A Camelback switcher like Lehigh Valley 3421, pictured at Jersey City in 1939, was a powerful magnet for a couple of young boys. Stanley D. Crews My buddy Mike and I were sitting on our bikes at a Lehigh Valley yard in northern New Jersey one day in 1950. We had our eyes on a […]
To order, Trains Go To War, visit: KalmbachHobbyStore.com Video Transcription courtesy of YouTube. [NARRATOR] Rob I’d like to I’d like to ask you to talk about something later on in the issue — that’s about railroads in Vietnam. It’s a really interesting story one of our longtime authors, I think Jerry Pinkepank … [ROB MCGONIGAL] […]
To order, Trains Go To War, visit: KalmbachHobbyStore.com Video Transcription courtesy of YouTube. [ROB MCGONIGAL] Hello there, I’m Rob McGonigal, editor of Classic Trains magazine and we’re here to talk about our latest special edition, Trains Go To War. There’s the cover right there. That covers railroads and wartime activity and all the major conflicts […]
