Ask MRVP: Episode 21

David Popp wearing a Hawaiian shirt and standing in the MR&T layout room at Kalmbach Media.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Mele Kalikimaka? David Popp and his wild Hawaiian shirts are back for this mid-winter episode of your favorite Q&A show! This month on Ask MRVP, several special subscribers will receive direct answers to inquiries regarding benchwork, trackwork, wiring, scenery, and even layout operation! […]

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Trains Presents: BNSF’s Chicago Racetrack

Join Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt for a look at BNSF Railway’s famed “Racetrack,” the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy main line between Chicago and Aurora, Ill. You’ll see fast freights along with Amtrak and Metra passenger moves along the triple-track speedway at the Naperville and Route 59 stations. For more Chicago railroading, be sure to […]

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How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line, Part 1 – Getting ready for operations

HO scale Beer Line layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Are you ready to tackle realistic model operations on your layout? Follow this all-new MRVP mini-series and you will be! Over the course of five episodes, David Popp and the MR/MR Video Plus team will use the HO scale Beer Line project layout […]

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How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line, Part 2 – Setting cars for the first session

boxcar on the HO scale Beer Line layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In the second stage of preparation for our operating session, David shows how to position cars and their paperwork at the industries and tracks on our HO scale Beer Line layout. Also in this video, David looks at the various jobs on the […]

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How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line, Part 3 – The Morning Yard Job

freight train on the HO scale Beer Line layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David has completed preparations for the Beer Line HO scale operating session. Now it’s time to start the session into motion so you can watch and learn how the car movements on the railroad fit into specific job tasks. The first job you’ll […]

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Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for December 2016

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Happy holidays from Cody’s Office. Associate editor Cody Grivno heads down to the Model Railroader workshop to show you the basics of setting up a holiday train set. He’ll also give you a quick demo of a SoundTraxx-equipped Athearn HO scale SD39 diesel […]

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MRVP Video Vault – Building Model Railroad Wood Structures

applying glue to wood parts

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP vintage how-to video, host Wayne Wesolowski demonstrates smart techniques for trimming and then applying glue to wood parts. Wayne also shares tips for assembling structure components. […]

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How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 5 – Going wireless

David Popp holding a dcc throttle

In this concluding episode of MRVP’s Digital Command Control installation series, David Popp teams up with DCC Programming host Dana Kawala to demonstrate how to add wireless throttles to a large layout. With the railroad untethered, David offers a final overview of the upgrades he made to our HO scale Beer Line layout throughout the […]

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Tour the Model Railroader staff’s HO scale Beer Line addition

Beer Line addition

Don’t miss the latest Model Railroader staff project layout series, beginning in the January 2017 issue. The staffs adds the Snake Track branch to its popular HO scale Milwaukee Road Beer Line layout. Get highlights of the new addition, including a look at the various trackside industries and structures, with associate editor Eric White. […]

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Charlie’s Trackside Postcards – Columbia Gorge: A Tale of Ten Tunnels

A diesel locomotive pulls a train on a track, on a ledge in mountainous terrain, above a multi-track main line.

In this last leg of their trek to the Columbia River Gorge, Charlie and Tom Danneman keep the cameras rolling to capture the various tunnels and trains along the BNSF main line. You’ll enjoy the numerous run-bys they captured before returning to Portland, Ore. […]

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