The Garden Variety Railroad Show: Introduction, Episode 1

Man and women kneeling to inspect plants on a garden railroad.

As previously highlighted in the Rehab My Railroad: Outdoors episodes, the task of restoring Kent Johnson’s small garden railway (1:29 scale) seems to be an on-going effort. While the work on his main line continues in this new series, Kent, Rene, Cody, and others will also introduce you to topics, techniques, tools, projects, and places […]

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Modelers Spotlight Video Inside Codys Office for August 2019

Cody Grivno in his office

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Structures, freight cars, and a big steam locomotive arrived in Cody’s Office this month. Follow Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno as he shows you a selection of the latest model railroading products. Then head down to the workshop where Cody will describe how […]

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Trains Presents: Chesapeake & Ohio steam locomotive No. 2716 goes home in Kentucky

In late July 2019, the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. moved its leased former Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 steam locomotive No. 2716 from its home at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven to its new home at Kentucky Steam’s headquarters in Ravenna. The goal is to restore the locomotive to operation there. Doing the honors […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 45

David Popp and Gerry Leone wear Hawaiian shirts and co-host a video

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Indeed, that’s OTR host Gerry Leone joining David Popp to answer your hobby-related questions in this month’s Ask MRVP! DCC wiring, benchwork assembly, Kalmbach archive videos, painting, and more, are all addressed in this episode. […]

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Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for July 2019

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page New locomotives and freight cars in N, HO, O, and large scales highlight the July episode of Cody’s Office, including a quick demo of the sound equipped, large scale Southern Pacific GS-4 Daylight steam locomotive from MTH. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will […]

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Cody’s Workshop: Ep. 39, Adding an illuminated interior to a structure model

Cody Grivno’s Workshop Part 39

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page While Cody Grvino’s HO scale brick structure might represent a simple construction effort, he makes certain it has plenty of character — both inside and out! Follow along as Cody shows how to quickly fabricate, install, and then illuminate a seemingly super-detailed building […]

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It’s My Railroad with Steve Brown: Episode 5

It’s my Railroad with Steve Brown Part 5

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Regular Guy Steve Brown jumps into building a complicated benchwork/river section on his N scale (1:160) Brown-Smith Railroad (BSR). And then, he installs a hardboard backdrop — all in effort to start adding trackwork! […]

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