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East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 20 | Installing Printed Backdrops
Trains.com staff members David Popp and Cody Grivno share their techniques for install printed backdrops...
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Rapido HO TurboTrain 2.0
We’re changing things up for our latest product review video. Trains.com Director David Popp took...
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Trains.com Insider Exclusive | How Lionel Trains develops an accessory
In this exclusive interview with Meghan Fraser, Product Manager of Lionel TrainsLLC, learn how Lionel...
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Midday Modeler – August 21st, 2025
Midday Modeler – August 21st, 2025 | Watch the replay of our monthly Midday Modeler...
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Spaces to Places VII | Finishing touches for the roundhouse scene
In this episode of Spaces to Places, host Gerry Leone focuses on the final details...
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East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 19 | Filling out Terrain Features
Watch David Popp demonstrate his technique for sliding into a scene -- it's a slippery...
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Building an overhead layout
Donald Haney shares video of the overhead layout he built for his infant son. Get...
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Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 27 | Adding Scenery, Figures, and Trees
Scenes on David Popp's Olympia & Sand Creek On30 logging layout are starting look much...
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East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 18 | Shaping the roadway right-of-way
Host David Popp continues to make progress on the roadway scenery he started in Episode...
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Rapido Trains HO Fairbanks-Morse H16-44
The Rapido Trains HO Fairbanks-Morse H16-44 recently arrived at our offices. Join Model Railroader Senior...
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Cody’s Office | August 2025
Welcome to the August 2025 Cody’s Office! Perhaps we should have called this the Consolidation...
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East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 17 | Working with switches, bridges, and roads
While David and Bryson allow the previously painted rail (Episode 16) to dry, they take...
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Spaces to Places VII | Scenery behind the roundhouse
In this Spaces to Places episode, host Gerry Leone tackles the final touches around the...
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Midday Modeler – July 31st, 2025
Midday Modeler – July 31st, 2025 | In this replayed Midday Modeler livestream event, you'll...
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East Troy Industrial Park Sidetrack | Building a glass plant, Part 3
Eric White, Editor of Model Railroader magazine, continues his HO scale glass plant project for...
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East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 16 | Painting Track
Watch as Cody Grivno, Model Railroader Senior Editor, sets out to paint the rails on the...
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Trains.com Insider | 2025 NMRA National Convention, Train Show Highlights
2025 NMRA National Convention, Train Show Highlights | Tour with Model Railroader Editor Eric White,...
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Trains.com Insider Exclusive | Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee
Join the Trains.com staff visiting the Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The club, established...
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Chicago Union Station 100th Anniversary Celebration
On July 22, 2025, Chicago Union Station in Downtown, Chicago, Ill., hosted a centennial celebration...
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ScaleTrains HO Norfolk Southern AC44C6M
The ScaleTrains HO Norfolk Southern AC44C6M, a modern six-axle road locomotive, is the latest addition...
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