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Kato N scale Johnstown America BethGon protein gondola Price: Eight-pack, $155 Manufacturer Kato USA Inc. 100 Remington Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173 www.katousa.com Road names: Wells Fargo Rail Corp. (SBTX reporting marks) and Burlington Northern. Two eight-packs per name. Era: April/May 2009 to present Comments: Bring the modern era to your N scale layout with protein […]
Southern Ry. Alco RS-3 no. 2143 passes over an older HO Shinohara turnout on Larry Puckett’s Ho layout. He explains how to make older turnouts DCC-friendly. In the September and October 2014 issues of Model Railroader, I wrote about how I modeled the Rockfish River crossing on my HO scale Piedmont Southern layout and built […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP All-Stars David Popp and Jenny Freeland team up to plant a full forest of trees in the craggy mountain walls along this Fraser Canyon scene. While the tree canopy will be dense in this part of our N scale (1:160) Canadian Canyons […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP All-Stars David Popp and Jenny Freeland team up to plant a full forest of trees in the craggy mountain walls along this Fraser Canyon scene. While the tree canopy will be dense in this part of our N scale (1:160) Canadian Canyons […]
Rail-Scale-Models, a North Carolina-based provider of laser-cutting services and manufacturer of railroad craftsman kits, laser-cut details, and custom scale structures, has acquired the Laser-Cut Details line from Rusty Stumps Scale Models. The product line includes more than 300 items, including windows and doors, roofing material, ladders and stair stringers, fences, crates and pallets, and wall […]
Stacey Walthers Naffah (pictured with her father, Phil Walthers) will become the fourth president of Wm. K. Walthers Inc. Phil Walthers is retiring from day-to-day operations but will remain chairman of the board. Model railroad manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. has announced Stacey Walthers Naffah will become the company’s fourth president, starting in September 2018. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP all-star Jenny Maaske gets into the scenery-making mode! After Drew and Kent tackle terrain coverage, Jenny shares her techniques for forming the endless forest of trees required to fill our N scale (1:160) Canadian Canyons project layout. […]
MRVP all-star Jenny Maaske gets into the scenery-making mode! After Drew and Kent tackle terrain coverage, Jenny shares her techniques for forming the endless forest of trees required to fill our N scale (1:160) Canadian Canyons project layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page What’s new in Cody’s Office? Check out sound-equipped Pennsy E units in HO from Walthers, MR&T cabooses in N from Atlas, and more in this month’s episode. Down in the Model Railroader workshop associate editor Cody Grivno also gives you tips for adding […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page What’s new in Cody’s Office? Check out sound-equipped Pennsy E units in HO from Walthers, MR&T cabooses in N from Atlas, and more in this month’s episode. Down in the Model Railroader workshop associate editor Cody Grivno also gives you tips for adding […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala, senior editor for Model Railroader magazine, recently got his hands on a unique product, the ProtoThrottle from Iowa Scaled Engineering. Watch this video to see how Dana uses the ProtoThrottle’s realistically modeled levers, buttons, and dials to enhance the operation of […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala, senior editor for Model Railroader magazine, recently got his hands on a unique product, the ProtoThrottle from Iowa Scaled Engineering. Watch this video to see how Dana uses the ProtoThrottle’s realistically modeled levers, buttons, and dials to enhance the operation of […]
