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

Cody Grivno in his office

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Start off the new year with new locomotives, freight cars, and more in Cody’s Office. Group Technical editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to tune up all that new rolling stock you got during the holidays, including using a National Model […]

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Cody’s Workshop: Episode 34

Cody Grivno’s Workshop Part 34

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody puts the finishing touches on his Canadian Pacific SD60 locomotive by adding a blackwash to the fan screen and exhaust stack, and painting the couplers, truckside frames, and bearings. After showing how to reassemble the model, he takes it for a spin […]

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Off The Rails: Episode 34

Off the Rails with Gerry Leone Episode 34

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page OTR from Iceland!?! Not so fast! However, the beauty shop items that show host Gerry Leone features in this episode are just as foreign to many modelers as railroads are to the rugged Nordic island. […]

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Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 9

Let’s Make a Scene with Kathy Millatt Part 9

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt tackles snow and ice scenery effects on a small HO scale (1:87.1) diorama. To get things started, Kathy shows how to plan and prep a location to include various terrain features that will help highlight the additional effects she’ll create […]

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Truck’s Toy Trains: Episode 3 All about toy train boxes

Host John “Truck” Truckenbrod and his daughter Taylor chat about the importance of packaging when it to collecting postwar-era Lionel Trains (1945-1969)! In this episode, they investigate variations of boxes, inserts, and blister packs used to bundle up track, accessories, and locomotives. […]

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JLWII2000 video: Broadway Limited Imports Brass Hybrid HO scale C&O class J3A 4 8 4 Greenbrier steam locomotive

Model train locomotive boxes

    In this exclusive video for Model Railroader from James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel, you’ll see the HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio class J3A 4-8-4 Greenbrier from Broadway Limited Imports. The superdetailed steam locomotive features brass-hybrid construction, realistic sound, and a fan-driven smoke unit. See and hear this new locomotive in action! […]

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Trains Presents: Nashville Steam on the move!

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 steam locomotive

Ride with Trains on the support vehicle as Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-8-4 No. 576 leaves its home of 66 years at Nashville’s Centennial Park on Jan. 13. You’ll see the famous locomotive wind down city streets to the spot where the engine will be reunited with live rails. It’s all here in this […]

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MRVP Layout Visit: Gregg Condon’s RGS Lizard Head Division in HOn3 scale

a scene from Gregg Condon's HOn30 model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, master modeler Gregg Condon hosts a tour of his Rio Grande Southern Lizard Head Division HOn3 scale layout. You’ll see expansive scenery, detailed structures, and clever operating tips and techniques in use on this impressive narrow gauge […]

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Boston & Maine RR, NH Division – Lowell: January 2019 update

Scene on model train layout

Construction continues on Steve Tello’s Boston & Maine Lowell NH line with the addition of several mill and industrial buildings. Lowell is famous for its textile mill history, and this layout incorporates this history in the design. Several Walthers kits, an Atlas Middlesex Mills mock up, and initial Mill Spur track layout are shared. […]

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