How-to Library: Track Planning Made Easy – Computer-aided design, Part 3 Elevations and turnouts

Track-planning on computer-aided design (CAD) software.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Modeler Gerry Leone wraps up his track-planning mini-series on computer-aided design (CAD) software with a tutorial on adding elevations and turnouts. Working with the simple plan he drew in part 2, Gerry shows you how the software figures distances and grades, and how […]

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How-to Library: Track Planning Made Easy – Computer-aided design, Part 1 Getting Started

Computer aided design.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page So you’ve got a plan in mind for a new model railroad, but just can’t seem to get it out of your head?!? In an all-new MRVP mini-series, helpful handyman Gerry Leone walks you through the steps for turning a layout idea into […]

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How-to Library: Track Planning Made Easy – Computer-aided design, Part 1 Getting Started

Computer aided design.

So you’ve got a plan in mind for a new model railroad, but just can’t seem to get it out of your head?!? In an all-new MRVP mini-series, helpful handyman Gerry Leone walks you through the steps for turning a layout idea into a specific track plan, all with the assistance of computer-aided design (CAD) […]

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Video Step by Step: Expanding the Beer Line – Building a cement truck, Part 1

Expanding the beer line.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Associate Editor Eric White and MRVP’s Ben Lake join forces to build models of something no one produces in HO scale – a 1940s era cement truck. In this first installment, Eric walks you through the process of kitbashing the chassis […]

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Off The Rails: Episode 12

Off the Rails with Gerry Leone Episode 12

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page After a mid-winter adventure, host Gerry Leone is back in the country…but he’s still Off The Rails! In this episode, Gerry shares clever tips and tricks for dealing with harsh lighting above, messy wires below, and room clutter that can diminish the appeal […]

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Video: N scale Union Pacific Oregon Middle Division

model train pulled by a steam engine crossing a bridge

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Gary Randall’s N scale Oregon Middle Division fills a 15 x 17-foot space with the soaring scenery of the Pacific Northwest. Featured in the June 2017 Model Railroader, the layout features tall bridges and both steam and diesel trains. […]

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Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for April 2017

Cody sitting at his desk with some trains

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a quick demo of Atlas Model Railroad Co.’s new HO scale ALP-45DP locomotive and cars and a look at other new model railroading products in this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. For his modeling tip, Cody heads down to the workshop where […]

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