HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive. New paint schemes: Algoma Central (maroon, gray, and yellow), Amtrak (silver and black), Central California Traction (red), Great Northern (Empire Builder scheme), and Missouri-Kansas-Texas (green and yellow). New road numbers: Bangor & Aroostook (gray, red, and black), Belt Ry. of Chicago (gray, black, and yellow, two numbers), […]
Scale: N Scale
Kato N scale Olympian Hiawatha train
Kato N scale Olympian Hiawatha train set Hiawatha is the name the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific, also known as the Milwaukee Road, used for its first streamlined passenger trains in 1935. By the late 1940s, there were Hiawathas providing fleet passage between many cities of the upper Midwest and the Pacific Northwest. The […]
New model trains for the week of January 11, 2018
Schuylkill Iron Works HO scale Pacific Car & Foundry flatcars HO scale freight cars Pacific Car & Foundry flatcars. Shielded-deck flatcar, rail deck flatcar, and I-beam deck flatcar. Cast-resin kits with trucks but no wheels. $29 each plus shipping (mix and match any three, $85). Pennsylvania residents add 6 percent sales tax. Schuylkill Iron Works, […]
N scale Nickel Plate Road in Ohio
Name: Nickel Plate Road in Ohio Layout owner: John Colombo Scale: N (1:160) Size: 13 x 26 feet Prototype: Nickel Plate Road Locale: northwestern Ohio Era: 1957 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 110 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 7 (main line and yards), no. 4 (industries) Maximum grade: none Train length: 8 feet Benchwork: […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 32
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page With the new year, comes a new episode of Ask MRVP! To get things started off strong, host David Popp addresses your specific viewer inquiries related to trackwork, wiring, scenery, and much more. But of course, only MRVP subscribers benefit from having an […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 32
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page With the new year, comes a new episode of Ask MRVP! To get things started off strong, host David Popp addresses your specific viewer inquiries related to trackwork, wiring, scenery, and much more. But of course, only MRVP subscribers benefit from having an […]
New model trains for the week of January 4, 2018
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP40P-2 diesel locomotive. Southern Pacific (no. 3197 in American Revolution Bicentennial and scarlet and gray schemes; nos. 7600 through 7602 in factory weathered scarlet and gray) and Union Pacific (two road numbers). Light-emitting-diode headlights, vinyl m.u. hoses, and wire grab irons. Direct-current model, $189.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, […]
The 12 Trains of Christmas
Featuring 12 different trains from my N scale collection traveling through a dozen different winter landscapes by using Chroma Key F/X. Happy Holidays and “Happy Rails” in 2018 from Radio Trains. […]
The 12 Trains of Christmas
Featuring 12 different trains from my N scale collection traveling through a dozen different winter landscapes by using Chroma Key F/X. Happy Holidays and “Happy Rails” in 2018 from Radio Trains. […]
New model trains for the week of December 21, 2017
Accurail HO scale assorted freight car kits HO scale freight cars Assorted freight car kits. St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot-capacity three-bay covered hopper, $19.98. Baltimore & Ohio 50-foot welded-side plug-door boxcar, $17.98. Erie 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar with wood ends and straight underframe, $17.98. Fowler 36-foot single-sheathed boxcar (undecorated, Mineral Red with data only, and […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for December 2017
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Pullman Park series N scale sleepers in distinctive shadowline paintschemes highlight the new model railroad products featured in this month’s Cody’s Office. In addition Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno also discusses uncoupling cars on a grade, tips for creating operating paperwork […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for December 2017
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Pullman Park series N scale sleepers in distinctive shadowline paintschemes highlight the new model railroad products featured in this month’s Cody’s Office. In addition Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno also discusses uncoupling cars on a grade, tips for creating operating paperwork […]