Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP exclusive mini-series, Gerry Leone walks you through the basic steps you can use to capture great shots of your model railroad…and you don’t even need an expensive camera to get impressive results! […]
Section: Videos & Photos
Stuff We Use: Adjustable snap and glue clamps
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page For projects such as building a model structure roof, gluing pieces of styrene at an angle can be tricky. Associate editor Steve Otte shows you how to make this task much easier and quicker with a set of snap-and-glue clamps. […]
Stuff We Use: How to use microbrush applicators
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Microbrush applicators have myriad uses in a model railroader’s workshop. Learn about these useful tools with Model Railroader Senior Editor Dana Kawala. If you need to stock up on microbrushes, get some at the Kalmbach Hobby Store! […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for July 2019
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New locomotives and freight cars in N, HO, O, and large scales highlight the July episode of Cody’s Office, including a quick demo of the sound equipped, large scale Southern Pacific GS-4 Daylight steam locomotive from MTH. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will […]
Cody’s Workshop: Ep. 39, Adding an illuminated interior to a structure model
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page While Cody Grvino’s HO scale brick structure might represent a simple construction effort, he makes certain it has plenty of character — both inside and out! Follow along as Cody shows how to quickly fabricate, install, and then illuminate a seemingly super-detailed building […]
It’s My Railroad with Steve Brown: Episode 6
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Hardboard backdrop and fascia installation projects are keeping Regular Guy Steve Brown busy on his N scale (1:160) Brown-Smith Railroad (BSR). […]
It’s My Railroad with Steve Brown: Episode 5
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Regular Guy Steve Brown jumps into building a complicated benchwork/river section on his N scale (1:160) Brown-Smith Railroad (BSR). And then, he installs a hardboard backdrop — all in effort to start adding trackwork! […]
Off The Rails: Episode 40
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Off The Rails, host Gerry Leone offers tips and ideas for keeping things organized on your model railroad layout. […]
MRVP Insider: Chasing Union Pacific’s Big Boy
In May 2019, MRVP’s Ben Lake traveled with Trains magazine editors to capture the Union Pacific Big Boy’s historic first run after years of restoration. Tag along as Ben chases No. 4014 from the UP steam shops in Cheyenne, Wyo. to Carter, Wyo. in this MR Video Plus exclusive! […]
How-to Library: DCC decoder and capacitor install for a On30 Heisler
See how David Popp installed a Bachmann Trains DCC sound decoder and TCS capacitor into an O scale (1:48) 14-ton Heisler steam locomotive used on the Olympia Logging Co., a popular MRVP project railroad. […]
The Seligman and Paulden Lines
Name: Peter Atonna Railroad Name: Seligman and Paulden Lines Location: Paulden, Arizona Scale: O Highrail Description: This is a video featuring my recently completed “big city” scene and terminal. It shows trains coming and going as well as the yards and engine facilities supporting “downtown.” […]
Preview the September 2019 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine
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