Canadian Canyons Series: Scenery All-Stars, Part 4 Highway installation and scenery

David Popp and Ben Lake next to layout scenery

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP All-Stars Cody Grivno and Ben Lake get back to installing the roadway section representing the Trans-Canada Highway. After Ben prepares the pavement, Cody then shows how to groom the shoulders, place safety barriers, and add scenery textures between the rocks and the […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Scenery All-Stars, Part 3 – Forestry along the rock faces

David Popp and Jenny Freeland next to layout scenery

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP All-Stars David Popp and Jenny Freeland team up to plant a full forest of trees in the craggy mountain walls along this Fraser Canyon scene. While the tree canopy will be dense in this part of our N scale (1:160) Canadian Canyons […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Scenery All-Stars, Part 3 – Forestry along the rock faces

David Popp and Jenny Freeland next to layout scenery

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP All-Stars David Popp and Jenny Freeland team up to plant a full forest of trees in the craggy mountain walls along this Fraser Canyon scene. While the tree canopy will be dense in this part of our N scale (1:160) Canadian Canyons […]

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F Line traction

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Name: F Line traction Layout owner: Harvey Simon Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 5 x 8 feet Prototype: San Francisco MunicipalTransp ortation Agency’s F Line Locale: San Francisco, between Castro District and Fisherman’s Wharf Era: modern Style: modified walk-in Mainline run: 40 feet Minimum radius: 6 1/4″ Minimum turnout: single point, equivalent to no. 2 Maximum […]

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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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City Terminal & Transfer Series: Episode 5 – Track Attack

Kent Johnson and CTT’s Bob Keller lay it all on the line, as they work to assemble the main line using Lionel FasTrack O gauge components. Watch to see how they plot the course from the plan (printed in the pages of Classic Toy Trains magazine) to the pink foamboard tabletop, and then wire the […]

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City Terminal & Transfer Series: Episode 5 – Track Attack

Kent Johnson and CTT’s Bob Keller lay it all on the line, as they work to assemble the main line using Lionel FasTrack O gauge components. Watch to see how they plot the course from the plan (printed in the pages of Classic Toy Trains magazine) to the pink foamboard tabletop, and then wire the […]

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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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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 15 – Quality modeling time

David Popp at his workbench

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page More modeling from David, as he makes a bit more progress on his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout expansion. In this recap/overview video blog, you’ll see how he handled the log pond scenery, the steam donkey details, and that blessed A-frame assembly! […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 15 – Quality modeling time

David Popp at his workbench

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page More modeling from David, as he makes a bit more progress on his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout expansion. In this recap/overview video blog, you’ll see how he handled the log pond scenery, the steam donkey details, and that blessed A-frame assembly! […]

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