Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Our beloved show host Gerry Leone is always angling to help you improve your model skills and efficiency. That’s exactly right (right angle, if you will)! In this episode, Gerry demonstrates a wide array of tools and techniques you can use to build […]
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Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 4
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt shows you what you need to make an impressive conifer tree that’s perfectly suited to place front and center on any layout. From building the trunk to adding needles to the branches, Kathy walks and talks you through all of […]
MRVP Layout Visit: Michael Schrier’s O gauge layout
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR Video Plus subscribers will get to enjoy the highly detailed scenes on Michael Schrier’s fabulous O gauge (3-rail) layout. One look at the expansive urban and industrial sites on this extraordinary 40 x 50-foot display, and you’ll be hard pressed to call […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 33
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this Olympic-themed episode, host David Popp goes for the gold answering as many of your toughest hobby questions as possible! Specific viewer inquiries relate to trackwork, wiring, scenery, modeling, and more! […]
Grand Trunk Western steam sounds
Listen to GTW steam audio recordings from Art Weber’s album, Detroit Division, recorded in 1959, accompanied by photos of GTW steam in action. […]
Coast Daylight eastbound at Guadalupe, Calif.
Train 98, the eastbound Coast Daylight, storms through Guadalupe Calif. in the Fall of 1954. Video by Brian Moore. […]
Operating the Santa Cruz Northern, Part 1
This series covers the operations of Jim Providenza’s Santa Cruz Northern model railroad. In this first installment, we will take a tour of the layout and take a look at the operations of Train #271 the Westbound Drag freight. […]
Southern Pacific AC-5 Cab Forward at Skykomish
Southern Pacific AC-5 Cab Forward at Skykomish: By accident, I have a car about 2/3rds into the train where it sounds like a prototypical flat wheel on one of the cars. The light at the back top of the engine was for the fireman to check, at night, the exhaust to see how efficient his […]
UP 8500 turbine at Tye
Check out this UP 8500 turbine at Tye. Video by Sam Parfitt. […]
Trains Presents: Harpers Ferry
Come along for a look at the historic town of Harper Ferry, W.Va.! You’ll see CSX Transportation freights along with Amtrak and MARC commuter action in this scenic city on the Potomac River. […]
Video: HO scale Johnstown & Gerryville
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Featured on the cover of the April 2018 Model Railroader, the Johnstown & Gerryville features scenes inspired by the Pennsylvania RR in the 1950s, including the Loyalhanna Creek stone arch bridge. Check out the southwestern Pennsylvania scenery in this exclusive video. […]
How to build an operating gate and derail
This video highlights how Thomas Klimoski built an operating gate and derail for his Georgia Northeastern model railroad. An article on building the lumber yard and gate appears in the March 2018 issue of Model Railroader. […]