In this final episode of our Trains.com Holiday Party, Cody Grivno shows how to assemble an HO scale kit made from styrene and acrylic parts. Cody shares his helpful hints for working with acrylic components to form a sturdy, contemporary structure. […]
Around the Kalmbach HQ, workin’ on the railroad is part of the job. But at Christmastime, we all make sure to park our various projects and take a moment to have some fun simply running trains! Join Eric White, Cody Grivno, Ben Lake, and David Popp as they each share one of their favorite trains […]
Cody’s Office shares new 40-foot containers from Jacksonville Terminal, Bachmann’s new Siemen’s SC-44 Charger, and Trains magazine’s new special issue, Big Projects: Tracks, Trestles, and Tunnels, plus a modeling tip and viewer mail! […]
The Trains.com Holiday Party continues with David Popp suited up to make some special layout scenes using little more than odds and ends he’s cobbled together. Even better, everything he made was assembled in a single afternoon. […]
Host James McNab shares how he combined sticks and leaves, and applies water effects to help add an authentic appearance to his HO scale Hills Line layout. These and other scenery construction considerations and insights will help lead you to incredibly realistic results! […]
A previous O scale turntable build went awry this fall, so David turned the troubleshooting effort into a Trains.com Holiday Party project…and solution! David takes no shortcuts in showing how to avoid shorts when using copper-cladded PC Board materials for crossties. […]
The return of winter weather in Wisconsin is imminent, so host Kent Johnson has to work fast to complete projects on his raised garden railway. Luckily, he has Rene Schweitzer and Cody Grivno to help with gardening and multiple modeling projects too. […]
Check out Rapido’s new N scale General Electric Dash-8-40CM Draper Taper on the Canadian Canyons project layout! […]
Enjoy an exclusive, behind the scenes look at the large scale (1:24) holiday layout that’s part of The Ingleside Hotel’s Country Christmas festive exhibits (lighted outdoor trail and indoor village). Located in Southeastern Wisconsin, this 12 x 30-foot indoor display features no less than 12 trains routing through winter scenes. Marvel at the action and […]
Are you hoping to get a freight car kit under the tree? Cody Grivno opened his present early, so he could share helpful techniques for assembling an HO scale covered hopper kit…on this episode of the Trains.com Holiday Party! […]
Name: Ilya Krishtal Forum User Name: IlyaRussia Railroad Name: Toy garden railroad Location: Russia, Moscow region Scale: between H0 and G Theme: Garden railroad, made from a children`s toy layout. Description: I built this railroad for our small son, Krishtal Boris. Russia, Zhavoronki village, 30 km from Moscow. […]
Watch Lionel’s O gauge Boston & Albany 4-6-6T steam locomotive in action, and then read a complete review of the model in the February 2021 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine! […]
