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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of MRVP Tech, David Popp and Ben Lake team up to install a Train Control System (TCS) WOWSound DCC sound decoder into an HO scale diesel locomotive used on a familiar MRVP project railroad. You’ll also get to see how […]
Name: Canadian Canyons Scale: N (1:160) Size: 5′-7″ x 8′-0″ Prototypes: Canadian National, Canadian Pacific Locale: British Columbia, Canada Era: 2015 to present day Style: multilevel, island Mainline run: 113 feet Minimum radius: 13″ Minimum turnout: Peco code 55 medium Maximum grade: 1.9 percent (in helix) Benchwork: free-standing sectional Height: 40″ Roadbed: Midwest cork strips […]
Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Evans 52-foot gondola HO scale freight cars Evans 52-foot gondola. New paint schemes: Amtrak (faded orange), GE Railcar Services (black with DLRX reporting marks), and Union Pacific (Chicago & North Western reporting marks). New road numbers: Canadian National (brown with “wet noodle” herald and website), Herzog (oxide red with […]
Click on the links at left to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. With a storm brewing in the distance, a Canadian National coal train makes its own thunder as it pounds the rails over the Fraser River at Cisco, British Columbia. Don’t miss this multilevel N scale project layout in the […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR’s Steve Otte shows off the various kitbashed and scratchbuilt structures he assembled to represent the rail-served tie treatment plant on our Canadian Canyons N scale layout. Steve explains the origins of his structures and details that help complete this signature scene. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR’s Steve Otte shows off the various kitbashed and scratchbuilt structures he assembled to represent the rail-served tie treatment plant on our Canadian Canyons N scale layout. Steve explains the origins of his structures and details that help complete this signature scene. […]
Atlas N scale Alco C628 diesel Big Alcos are back in N scale from Atlas Model Railroad Co. We reviewed a direct-current (DC) version from an earlier production run in the August 2004 Model Railroader. The latest run is available with a factory-installed ESU LokSound decoder that operates on Digital Command Control (DCC) as well […]
Bachmann HO scale 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive HO scale locomotives 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive. Pennsylvania RR; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; New York Central; Southern Ry.; and Union Pacific. Dual-mode Sound Value SoundTraxx sound decoder, die-cast metal chassis, crew figures, and E-Z Mate Mark II couplers. $349. Bachmann, 215-533-1600, www.bachmanntrains.com Bachmann HO scale Pennsylvania RR […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR’s Eric White returns to the N scale Thompson River Canyon scene to install the structures and scenery that shape our representation of a large plywood plant. Eric shows how capturing key signature elements of a scene sure beats attempting to add each […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR’s Eric White returns to the N scale Thompson River Canyon scene to install the structures and scenery that shape our representation of a large plywood plant. Eric shows how capturing key signature elements of a scene sure beats attempting to add each […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP7 and GP9B diesel locomotives. GP7: Missouri Pacific (Jenks Blue); Pennsylvania RR (Dark Green Locomotive Enamel); Quanah, Acme & Pacific (black-and-yellow scheme, one road number); and St. Louis-San Francisco (black-and-yellow scheme). GP9B: Pennsylvania RR (Dark Green Locomotive Enamel). Four road numbers per scheme unless noted. Factory-installed and painted wire grab […]
Download this free 15-page PDF for expert advice on planning and building realistic HO and N scale layouts for small spaces. Whether you’re working out of a spare bedroom or a garage, this free digital download will provide you with the track plans and product information you need for the space you have. […]
