Pacing GN’s Empire Builder westward through the Cascades and the City of Everett in Western Washington State, circa Spring of 1950 on Lee Marsh’s HO scale layout. […]
Pacing the Empire Builder
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Willow Creek Railroad – Operations: Local freights
This video is part of a planned series that highlights operations on the Willow Creek Railroad, an HO-scale 400-square-foot layout set in the early 1950s. This video describes and demonstrates the operations of Local Freight trains on the layout as we follow the work of the River Job Turn. Video by Rod Vance. […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 24
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Looks like show host David Popp (and the crew too) has a case of spring fever! What a perfect reason for this episode of Ask MRVP to venture into “wild” Wisconsin! This month, David tackles Q&As from the MR workshop, the aisles of […]
Another N scale micro layout
Here is a time-lapse video of the construction of my latest N scale micro-layout project. The layout is a bit less than 24″ in diameter and features a track radius that averages around 9″. The track is ballasted and weathered Kato Unitrack, and the overall layout construction is foam insulation board on top of a […]
How-to Library: Airbrushing with Aaron – Episode 5, Prime Time
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page To prime or not to prime…that is the question FineScale Modeler senior editor Aaron Skinner addresses in this episode of Airbrushing with Aaron. It really is a tale of two tanks, as Aaron demonstrates techniques for applying primer to a model railroad […]
Video: Bachmann SoundValue HO scale EMD E7A
An Electro-Motive Division E7A passenger diesel joins the Bachmann Trains’ SoundValue line of HO scale locomotives. This detailed model features a dual-mode SoundTraxx decoder. See the E7A in action hauling a passenger train along the main line of the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout. […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video –– Inside Cody’s Office for March 2017
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate editor Cody Grivno is busy working on rolling stock for the latest N scale Model Railroader Video Plus project layout. In this month’s modeling tip, he’ll show you how to upgrade freight car models with metal wheelsets, including some painting and weathering […]
Off The Rails: Episode 11
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this special episode, host Gerry Leone and pal Tony Koester have landed on the rails and off the continent! In the midst of a mid-winter cruise around South America, the guys hit land to ride/tour unique railroads in Uruguay and Argentina. Tag […]
MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Bob Hayden’s HO scale Carrabasset & Dead River
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP Video Vault tours Bob Hayden’s Carrabasset & Dead River Ry. HOn2½ (HO scale trains on N gauge track) layout originally featured in the 1991 premier edition of Great Model Railroads (out of print). […]
A layout of a Lionel lifetime
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Ask MRVP: Episode 23
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s a lot on the table in this episode of Ask MRVP! Host David Popp really does have a small bistro table loaded with reference he’ll use to answer your questions this month. He’ll address Model Railroader Video Plus subscriber inquiries related to […]
Rainy day fun
Name: Gary Pearsall Railroad Name: Gary’s always evolving O scale layout. Location: Gig Harbor, WA Scale: O scale Description: Rainy day fun. It is almost as much fun to clean track, dust and move things around as running trains some days. This is what I accomplished on this rainy Saturday. Take a look. […]
