Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series: Madison Depot, Part 6 – It’s a Quoin Toss!

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp adds stone details to original walls of the Walthers structure kit. In this video, David focuses on the quoin pieces found at the corners of depot. Watch to see how uses styrene sheet material to make quick work of this interesting […]

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Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series: Madison Depot, Part 8 – Prime Time!

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page As time marches forward on our HO scale Madison Depot project, David tweaks Ben Lake’s signature clock feature before applying a primer coat over the entire depot assembly. David also shares some tips for filling in minor gaps along the seams. […]

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Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series: Madison Depot, Part 7 – Tick Tock!

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The HO scale Madison Depot project is well underway. In this video, David Popp recaps the progress to date, and then adds one key detail on the front of the structure. To model the signature clock feature, David gets some assistance from MRVP’s […]

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Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series: Madison Depot, Part 9 – Spray Tan

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Gaps and cracks are sealed and primed, so it’s now time to paint the Madison depot structure! See how David references photos and video from Chuck and Drew’s trek to Madison before selecting and mixing the required tan, aged concrete color. David then […]

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MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Bill & Wayne Reid’s N scale Cumberland Valley System

The Reid Brother's N scale Cumberland Valley System.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Allen Keller visits The Reid Brother’s N scale Cumberland Valley System featuring PRR, N&W, and WM railroads in a 22 x 38-foot space. Enjoy watching transition-era trains routing through Appalachian scenery! […]

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VIDEO: The N scale Georgia Great Southern Ry.

The N scale Georgia Great Southern Ry.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Joe Gelmini’s N scale Georgia Great Southern Ry. is an around-the-walls model train layout that fills an 18 x 60-foot space. The freelanced model railroad is inspired by the Southern Ry. from Atlanta, Ga., to Mobile, Ala. Watch model freight and passenger trains […]

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Layout Visit: Lance Mindheim’s CSX Miami Downtown Spur in HO scale

Lance Mindheim's CSX Miami Downtown Spur in HO scale

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Video Plus visits Lance Mindheim’s HO scale CSX Miami Downtown Spur, one of the most impressive representations of today’s railroading you’ll ever see on a model railroad! In this exclusive video, Lance guides you on a tour of his basement layout, […]

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Using plaster rock castings on the Eagle Mountain RR

Hand painting plaster rock

Associate editor Eric White provides an overview of how he used plaster rock castings on the HO scale Eagle Mountain RR. You’ll learn how rubber rock molds made it easy to add a realistically rugged terrain to the Model Railroader staff’s 2016 project model railroad. […]

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