In addition to a new Menards illuminated lumberyard and an Atlas N scale flatcar, a new HO scale Accurail kit lettered for the Model Railroader staff’s own Milwaukee, Racine & Troy highlights this episode of Cody’s Office. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will also give you a tip for attaching the metal weight included with the kit […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A wave of change is rolling into Steve Brown’s N scale Port Smith harbor! When Steve introduces a kitbashed HO scale traveling crane into the dock scene, he has to make a few tweaks to accommodate the addition. But it’s nothing that a […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Want the freedom to paint and weather your models safely and easily in your basement? MRVP’s David Popp shows how to make that possible by installing a fold-up spray booth from Micro-Mark. Follow along as he talks you through the entire process — […]
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Price: $66.95 (undecorated, $64.95) Features: Separate, factory-applied window awnings, window glazing, smokestack, brake wheels, roof grab irons, and see-through running boards; die-cast metal couplers; solid-bearing caboose trucks; plastic underframe with molded brake detail; interior lighting with on/off control switch on underbody Minimum diameter curve: O-31 Road names:Boston & Maine (blue, white, and orange), Burlington Northern […]
Part of the WalthersMainline series, this HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD50 diesel from Wm. K. Walthers features an ESU Sound & DCC decoder. Check out this smooth performing freight locomotive as Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala takes it for a run on the staff’s HO scale model train layout. […]
In this episode of Ask MRVP, host David Popp addresses your hobby-related questions from his safe-at-home, MRVP Underground studio. This time he covers adhesives, track planning, turnouts, couplers, and more. Be sure to leave YOUR questions in the comments section below! […]
Eric White’s Sidetrack ship project has now sailed into the safe harbor of his basement. Follow along as he continues working to equip the painted HO scale tugboat kit with the proper nautical trim and details. […]
This is a 45 second video of Dave Neuser’s HO scale New York Central layout set in the summer of 1953. He recorded it to showcase the backdrop buildings for the company he’d bought them from. He mixed all the separate sound effects on his Adobe Audition including the horn, the dogs barking, the birds, […]
Host David Popp still has plenty more to address regarding the wiring of his Olympia Logging Co. On 30 layout! So it’s a good thing that MRVP’s Gerry Leone is back (via virtual meeting) to provide a few tips while David powers up his final push to make all of the right connections. […]
Details are what make any scene on a model railroad come alive! In the final installment of this mini-series, Gerry Leone works to add those to his streets, sidewalks, and storefronts of Eagle Lake. Watch to see how Gerry arranges components on the workbench, before they all come together on the layout. […]
Noted narrow gauge modeler Gregg Condon shares his easy approach to building model railroad scenery without using plaster. In this how-to video, Gregg demonstrates just how simple it is to combine carved foamboard, cloth shapes, and adhesive caulk to make realistic model railroad landforms. […]
