Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Our N scale project layout features a short extension that can be easily detached from the main layout framework. In this video, David shows how to build and install the plywood mounting plates that make it all work! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The next stage of framework construction takes creature comforts into consideration! In this video, David first discusses how to establish the ideal layout height. He then shows how to install the layout legs, complete with sturdy casters that help keep model railroads on […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cyanoacrylate adhesive (CA) has got Gerry in a sticky situation for this episode of Off The Rails! As typical, he employs a number of helpful tips, tricks, and products to work his way out of binds and conundrums that many model railroaders encounter. […]
An ongoing chase into Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Range leads Charlie Conway to various mountain canyons. That’s where he discovers Union Pacific freight, long-distance Amtrak trains, and snow-covered roads winding along the Colorado River. […]
What’s a guy to do on New Year’s Eve when the ambient temperature is -22˚F? Chase Amtrak long-distance trains into the Rocky Mountains, of course! Naturally, Charlie Conway’s effort was rewarded with picture-perfect postcard scenery, dashing diesels, and roads routing along the Union Pacific right-of-way for his final day in Colorado. […]
Take a look at basic soldering tips, as well as soldering wires, decoders, track, and even some unsoldering tricks. Video by Sean Moore. […]
A Northern Pacific A-5 4-8-4 northern with grey boiler pulls a freight drag over Chumstick Canyon trestle east of Seattle, Wash., on the Great Northern railway. Video by Sam Parfitt. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, Master Model Railroader John Tews hosts a tour of the sites and facilities found on his HO scale Timber River Railway. You’ll also enjoy an insider’s look at the realistic scheme and prototypical practices that make his […]
Watch video clips of B&O locomotives in action and being serviced from the Herron Rail Video program Steam and Diesel on the Baltimore & Ohio. […]
Take a look inside the Fort Wayne, Ind., hub of Norfolk Southern subsidiary Triple Crown Services. You’ll see a variety of motive power with this unique RoadRailer freight equipment that is now largely retired. Only from Trains Magazine! For another look at the Triple Crown RoadRailer trains, check out our Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District video. […]
This HOn30 Narrow Gauge Coal Mine Railroad measures 24″ x 56″. The layout is constructed of 1″ thick extruded foam insulation board; there was no wood used anywhere. It is very light in weight. The locomotive is an old N scale Lifelike SW switcher for which I scratchbuilt a new cab to fit over the […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this segment, FineScale Modeler senior editor Aaron Skinner demonstrates techniques for cleaning an airbrush after use. Aaron shows how to begin the process while the airbrush is still intact, and then he walks through steps for carefully disassembling and cleaning each […]
