Menards O gauge World Headquarters building

tall model structure

Menards O gauge World Headquarters building Price: $119.95 (No. 279-3792) Dimensions: 13 inches wide, 16 inches deep, 23 inches high Features: Interior illumination, Starbucks has tables, chairs, counter, server, and customers. Base is decorated Power: Requires a 4.5-volt 5000-mA AC to DC power adapter sold separately Order: www.Menards.com/Trains When I was a kid, I knew […]

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MTH 4-6-2 streamlined engine

model steam engine

MTH 4-6-2 streamlined engine Price: $499.95 (No. 20-20683-1) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: 4.5 smph Cnv Low: 4.8 smph High: 57.9 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 6 oz. Features: A can-style motor, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, smoke unit, coil coupler on tender Current-production road names: Canadian National, Chicago & North Western, New Haven, […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 31

David Popp standing in front of an N scale model railroad layout.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp is back to host the final Ask MRVP of 2017! In this episode, he enlists the help of Cody Grivno, Eric White, and even Mr. Flexy, to address inquiries related to DCC, benchwork, trackwork, painting, layout planning and more! […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 31

David Popp standing in front of an N scale model railroad layout.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp is back to host the final Ask MRVP of 2017! In this episode, he enlists the help of Cody Grivno, Eric White, and even Mr. Flexy, to address inquiries related to DCC, benchwork, trackwork, painting, layout planning and more! […]

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Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 2

Let’s Make a Scene with Kathy Millatt Part 2

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP exclusive episode, Contributing Editor Kathy Millatt continues working on a wooded area of her HO scale New Haven layout. This time, she’s focused on making trees that don’t get lost in the midst of a scene. Follow along as she […]

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Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 2

Let’s Make a Scene with Kathy Millatt Part 2

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP exclusive episode, Contributing Editor Kathy Millatt continues working on a wooded area of her HO scale New Haven layout. This time, she’s focused on making trees that don’t get lost in the midst of a scene. Follow along as she […]

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New products from the January 2018 issue of Classic Toy Trains

streetcar

ADD SOME COLOR TO YOUR STREETS: MTH is offering four new O gauge PCC streetcar road names in colors sure to please. These include the nos. 30-5163-1 Philadelphia Suburban Transit red car (shown), 30-5165-1 Kansas City Public Service beige PCC, 30-5164-1 San Francisco blue-and-yellow streetcar, and 30-5166-1 Illinois Terminal green-and-white PCC. The cars cost $259.95 […]

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Canyon City at night

Canyon City and Pacific O scale layout

Name: Alan Swartley Railroad Name: Canyon City and Pacific Location: Pacific Northwest Scale: O Scale Theme: Trains running around and through freelanced scenic mountain valley city Description: Canyon City at night […]

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