Host John Truckenbrod takes time to talk about the process of buying and selling collectible toy trains. Of course, the conversation starts with a conscientious effort to determine the true condition/grade of an item. Follow along as John steps through the evaluation process for a sampling of vintage Lionel offerings. […]
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Ask MRVP: Episode 46
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp and his colleagues are back to answer your hobby-related questions regarding scenery, backdrops, MR products and project layouts, DC wiring, modeling glue, and more! […]
The Garden Variety Railroad Show: Introduction, Episode 1
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 […]
MRVP Layout Visit: Gerry Albers’ Virginian Deepwater District in HO scale
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Take a tour of Gerry Albers’ Virginian Ry. Deepwater District HO scale (1:87) layout that bridges with a section of W. Allen McClelland’s freelanced Virginian & Ohio Railroad. […]
Preview the November 2019 issue of Classic Toy Trains
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Extreme Trains at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum – June 2019
A 104-car BNSF tank train travels around the layout at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. This train’s prototype hauled crude oil from Canadian oil fields to Texas. […]
Steel Mill Operation, Part One “The Coal Dumper Job”
Check out operations on Thomas Wilson’s Union Railroad, Clairton Coke Works layout. The layout was featured on page 69 in Bernie Kempinski’s book “The Model Railroader Guide to Steel Mills.” Information was taken from Thomas’ late uncle on the operation, who was a Union RR engineer for 38 years in the plant. This is part […]
10 tips for beginner model railroaders
Model railroad scale comparison. These actual examples of model train locomotives show that each common scale is about half the size of the next larger scale. The locomotives shown here are in N (1:160), HO (1:87.1), and O (1:48) scales. Model railroad turnout angles. Scale turnouts diverge at an angle, rather than through a sharp […]
Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Summer Camp 5 Afternoon
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David wraps up summer camp by painting figures and other details to complete his logging camp scene. Then he takes his finished stock car for a run on the layout. And finally, did he put that tree back into the scene or not? […]
Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Summer Camp 5 Morning
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Rise and shine, MRVP campers! David is up and at ’em early on Day 5 to finish his stock car. Morning activities include decaling and weathering. […]
Video: Digitrax Zephyr Express DCC system
The Digitrax Zephyr Express Digital Command Control system is an all-in-one DCC starter set. Senior editor Dana Kawala shows you some of the system’s features and basic operation in this DCC demo. […]
