Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page As time marches forward on our HO scale Madison Depot project, David tweaks Ben Lake’s signature clock feature before applying a primer coat over the entire depot assembly. David also shares some tips for filling in minor gaps along the seams. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Gaps and cracks are sealed and primed, so it’s now time to paint the Madison depot structure! See how David references photos and video from Chuck and Drew’s trek to Madison before selecting and mixing the required tan, aged concrete color. David then […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Rehab My Railroad, one of the projects literally gets hung up on the rocks! Hosts Drew and Chuck start staining the castings along the lakefront scene, and watch their handiwork crumble before their eyes! Fortunately, David is there to […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this Vault video, Model Railroader magazine’s Jim Hediger demonstrates the airbrushing techniques used for painting multiple color schemes on rolling stock. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Allen Keller visits The Reid Brother’s N scale Cumberland Valley System featuring PRR, N&W, and WM railroads in a 22 x 38-foot space. Enjoy watching transition-era trains routing through Appalachian scenery! […]
Associate editor Eric White provides an overview of how he used plaster rock castings on the HO scale Eagle Mountain RR. You’ll learn how rubber rock molds made it easy to add a realistically rugged terrain to the Model Railroader staff’s 2016 project model railroad. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Nailed it! That’s just one of the responses David Popp offers to the numerous questions that he addresses in this month’s episode of Ask MRVP! Along with David Popp, Cody Grivno also chimes in to answer YOUR inquiries related to layout scenery, trackwork, […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody is working quickly toward outfitting our HO scale Winston-Salem GP9 diesel locomotive with the essential fine details and weathering effects. In this video, he shares how he touched up minor flaws in the decal application and added a few more detail parts. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page With the long hood stripes in place, Cody now turns to applying decals on the short hood and cab of our HO scale Winston-Salem diesel locomotive. Check out the techniques that make this effort go smoothly and yield great results! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Several new locomotives and freight cars arrived at the Model Railroader offices this month, including new modern-era diesels from Wm. K. Walthers and Kato USA. You’ll even get a quick demo of the SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC)-equipped Walthers locomotive. Associate editor Cody […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that the walls and windows are taking shape, David takes a moment to give layout owner Chuck Sable a progress report on his Madison depot. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment, David starts working on some of the architectural details that give the depot its distinctive appearance. Follow along as David shows how he made custom headers over the arched windows. […]
