Ask MRVP: Episode 22

David Popp coming out of the MR&T layout room with his hands in the air and a scary expression on his face.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Back to business! Host David Popp has swapped out his Hawaiian shirt for an MR shop apron and a long list of your questions to answer. This month, hobby-related inquiries cover wiring concerns, trackwork troubles, scenery material selection, plus skirts and pan flutes. […]

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Video: Tour the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee Racine & Troy

Milwaukee, Racine & Troy model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Follow an executive special train as it tours the main line of the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. Highlights of the MR&T include many scenes that have appeared in the magazine over the years, as well as project model railroads, such […]

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Trains Presents: Winter at the Iron Triangle

Train approaching a crossing in the snow

Visit Fostoria, Ohio’s famous train-watching Iron Triangle in winter! See CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern freights and now-historic Triple Crown RoadRailer trains. Bought to you by Trains Magazine! See more trains around the city with Trains‘ Fostoria photo gallery! You can also follow along Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District with our three-part video series, also part […]

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Freight takes the mainline

Peter Atonna layout track view

Name:    Peter Atonna Forum User Name:    Peter Atonna Railroad Name:    Freight takes the Main Location:    Paulden, AZ Scale:    O Theme:    multi era, high rail layout Description:    A major layout rebuild is well underway, and it is now far enough along that I can start sharing videos from it. Here is a freight, headed by a […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 1 – Olympia on the Move!

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s David Popp plans to keep the wintertime woes away by building an addition to the Olympia Logging Co. On30 display-style layout we started in 2014. Even better, he’ll host a video blog highlighting the planning and construction of the extension. But first, […]

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 1 – Building the framework

David Popp with wood pieces

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The fun begins as David Popp launches into the effort to assemble our N scale Canadian Canyons project layout! In this first of several videos addressing benchwork, David shows how to use a butt-joint framing technique to build a substructure that’s both rigid […]

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How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line, Part 4 – The Snake Track Job

David Popp and Jenny Maaske in front of a model railroad.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s David Popp and Jenny Maaske are set to show you that realistic model railroad operation has never been easier to learn and enjoy! Using Model Railroader magazine’s all-new HO scale Beer Line layout extension as their “gameboard,” the two team up to […]

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