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Iowa Interstate’s Chinese-built 2-10-2 No. 6988 is back in service again in 2019. After a lull that ended in 2018, the QJ-type is seeing service on the former Rock Island main line in Illinois and Iowa. Watch it pull excursions with a train of P70 coaches, and freight, too! […]
Streamliners through the Southwest and a Midwest museum model train layout highlight the August 2019 issue of Model Railroader magazine. You’ll also learn about building bridges, backdrops, and much more. Follow editor Hal Miller as he shows you highlights from this month’s issue. […]
An Alaskan passenger train runs on the track at the Colorado Railroad Museum. The locomotives and cars are from the collection of CMRM volunteer Bob Wandell. […]
This video show solutions for driving gates and dumpers. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Gerry gets to the parts he likes the best — adding details to a scene. In this episode, you’ll see how he makes a gravel road, patches of grass, signs along the road, and more! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out a selection of the latest new hobby products in N and HO scales with Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno. Then follow Cody down to the Model Railroader workshop where he’ll show you how to use craft gemstones to make headlight lenses. […]
In this session of Cody’s Workshop, our painting pro shows how to add spot weathering effects and faded signage to the HO scale brick structure. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Steve Brown makes progress on his N scale (1:160) Brown-Smith Railroad (BSR) by securing down the OSB and adding support for the Port Smith river bottom. Stay tuned in until the end for a bonus feature! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Full Disclosure: It is not May, and this is not the Big Birthday Bash III, part 2! So what is it? More of Gerry, and more great suggestions for clever layout construction, maintenance, and modeling tips! […]
Craft cutters can be a useful tool for creating detailed parts for your modeling projects. Follow along as MRVP’s Ben Lake demonstrates how he designed custom garage doors with the Brother ScanNCut. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Let’s Make a Scene, host Kathy Millatt shares two of her favorite methods for adding snow along the main line rails of her HO scale (1:87.1) diorama. […]
WE RECOMMEND contacting the layout proprietor in advance to confirm that schedules and fees haven’t changed, and to find out whether the facility is accessible to handicapped visitors. ALABAMA Foley Railroad Museum, City of Foley Museum Archives 125 E. Laurel Ave., 36535 Phone: 251-943-1818 Website: foleyrailroadmuseum.com Open: Tue., Thur., Sat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
