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Bachmann HO scale 2-10-0 Russian Decapod steam locomotive HO scale locomotives 2-10-0 Russian Decapod steam locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Erie; St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco, with doghouse); Western Pacific; and painted black but unlettered. Dual-mode TCS WOWSound decoder; Keep-Alive capacitor; Chuffinity technology; cog V-belt flywheel drive; metal motor bearings; separately applied stack, domes, cab, […]
Gary Hoover models the Norfolk & Western Ry. in the late 1950s through Virginia and West Virginia. Many of the scenes on his 24 x 49 foot model railroad are inspired by the famed railroad photographer, O. Winston Link. Gary’s model train layout is also the cover story of the April 2020 Model Railroader. Enjoy […]
Model Railroader reviewed the Rapido Trains Inc. HO scale Santa Fe-rebuilt Budd cars in the September 2019 issue. Rapido Trains Inc., manufacturer of North American prototype HO and N scale locomotives, freight and passenger cars, and accessories, as well as British-outline models, celebrated its 15th anniversary in November 2019. Jason Shron, president of Rapido, shared […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Recently, Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno and Editor Carl Swanson hosted the Model Railroader segment of Product Palooza down in the workshop. Watch Cody and Carl as they go over the details of some new WalthersMainline HO scale boxcars. Enjoy these highlights from […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Recently, Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno and Editor Carl Swanson hosted the Model Railroader segment of Product Palooza down in the workshop. Watch Cody and Carl as they go over the details of some new WalthersMainline HO scale boxcars. Enjoy these highlights from […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page See and hear a new ESU LokSound-equipped N scale GE Dash 9-44CW from ScaleTrains.com in Cody’s Office, part 2 for February 2020. You’ll also learn about a new HO caboose from Atlas and a new rail-served industry title from Kalmbach Books. At the […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page See and hear a new ESU LokSound-equipped N scale GE Dash 9-44CW from ScaleTrains.com in Cody’s Office, part 2 for February 2020. You’ll also learn about a new HO caboose from Atlas and a new rail-served industry title from Kalmbach Books. At the […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Kathy Millatt shares a simple way to model an icy shoreline on her HO scale (1:87.1) wintry diorama. Even better, Kathy’s technique doesn’t require a single drop of resin to create ultra-realistic frozen effects! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Kathy Millatt shares a simple way to model an icy shoreline on her HO scale (1:87.1) wintry diorama. Even better, Kathy’s technique doesn’t require a single drop of resin to create ultra-realistic frozen effects! […]
What could you have seen at the annual (all scales) Railroad Hobby Show held in Springfield, Massachusetts, on January 25-26, 2020? Follow along as MR associate editor Eric White shares his walk-and-talk tour of the various buildings of the Eastern States Expo Fairgrounds, each housing all sorts of vendors, displays, layouts, and so much more! […]
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Lance Mindheim As evening approaches, Los Angeles Junction Ry. no. 2619, a Santa Fe-rebuilt CF7, crosses District Boulevard in Los Angeles. Frequent Model Railroader contributor Lance Mindheim photographed the scene on his HO scale shelf layout. Click on the […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40-2. BNSF Ry. (four Burlington Northern patchouts); Burlington Northern (as-delivered scheme); Chessie System (Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks), Chicago & North Western (Stagecoach and Zito Yellow schemes); CSX (Chessie System patchout, “S” scheme, and YN2 scheme); and Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (standard blue-and-yellow and Mt. Rushmore schemes). Multiple road numbers […]
