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Thin Branch Series: Build a river part 4 – waves and rapids
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David concludes the river making tasks on the HO scale Thin Branch layout by adding waves and rapids to the poured resin water. A commercial water effects product, white acrylic paint, and a paint brush makes it quite simple to turn still […]
Thin Branch Series: Build a river part 3B – Installing bridges
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Before he could pour the resin water on the layout, David needed to finish installing the bridges over the river. In Build a River Part 3B, he shows you the final steps for completing the the through-girder bridge and the pile trestle. To […]
Thin Branch Series: Build a river part 3A – Resin water
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The river for our Thin Branch layout is starting to take shape. In this installment, David mixes, tints, and pours the resin water. To see how he built the river and added the surrounding scenery, see parts 1 and 2 of the […]
Thin Branch Series: Build a river part 1 – banks and bed
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Looking to add an impressive river scene to a layout? In part 1, David uses our HO scale Thin Branch project layout to demonstrate easy techniques for preparing river banks and bed. […]
Thin Branch Series: Build a river part 2 – scenery layer
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In part 2, David shows how he completed the landscape around the banks and river bed using a wet scenery technique, static grasses, and an application of sand for the river bottom. […]
Dave Durling’s O gauge layout
A Lionel starter set purchased for Christmas led to this great compact layout. Dave Durling has modeled favorite places from his life in New England, complemented by several stunning scratchbuilt structures. […]
Karl Sablich’s O gauge Copper Country Central
Karl Sablich’s Copper Country Central recreates the Copper Country of Upper Michigan in 4 x 8-feet with the help of scratchbuilt structures based on historical documents from the mining industry. […]
O gauge RailKing SW1 switcher by MTH
This compact diesel locomotive has an eye-catching paint scheme and plenty of technology under the hood. […]
Janis Roguskie’s Christmas Lionel Display
The layout is 5 x 9 feet. It features a postwar freight powered by Lionel’s 726 Berk and an MPC Congressional set powered by my custom painted GG-1. This is the first time a “G” has been on my Christmas Layout. This passenger train is one serious holiday train. The layout is minus the snow […]
Richard Coyne’s O gauge Christmas railroad
Visit Richard Coyne’s O gauge 15 x 15-foot layout any day of the year and you’ll find it covered in snow and full of holiday cheer. Richard keeps this holiday layout running all year – he prefers to be called a “Christmas guy” rather than a model railroader! […]
Thin Branch Series: Foam scenery part 3 – filling gaps
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Once your foam scenery is in place, you need to smooth out the bumps and fill in the gaps. David shows you how he did just that on our Thin Branch project railroad, including putting on the base coat of paint. […]
