This February 2026 episode of Cody’s Office features an exciting product lineup, essential modeling tips, and viewer questions. Senior Editor Cody Grivno showcases the HO scale Greenbrier five-trough coil car from Rapido Trains and Athearn’s Genesis series GE Dash 9-44CW locomotive. He also reviews the new Firecrown Media book, Tales of the Rails. Cody demonstrates how to model a prototypical gravel-and-tar roof using ballasting techniques. Finally, the mailbag segment covers inquiries regarding World War II troop train operations, painting cabooses, and finding N scale (1:160) data decals.
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