Compact tabletop model railroading comes to MRVP in a big way! In this first of two videos, David Popp shows how to assemble a standard 12 x 14-inch T-Trak module. A Dream Team of Kalmbach staffers and contributors will then develop unique scenes on these N scale modules — all as part of MRVP’s first-ever […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Compact tabletop model railroading comes to MRVP in a big way! In this first of two videos, David Popp shows how to assemble a standard 12 x 14-inch T-Trak module. A Dream Team of Kalmbach staffers and contributors will then develop unique […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller brings you this single-stall edition featuring NMRA Vice President and Master Model Railroader Gerry Leone. Hal points the conversation toward Gerry’s remarkable Bona Vista HO scale layout and its various iterations that have appeared in numerous Model Railroader publications. You’ll […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller brings you this single-stall edition featuring NMRA Vice President and Master Model Railroader Gerry Leone. Hal points the conversation toward Gerry’s remarkable Bona Vista HO scale layout and its various iterations that have appeared in numerous Model Railroader publications. You’ll […]
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Contributing editor Pelle Søeborg joined associate editor Cody Grivno and other Model Railroader staff members at the 2015 National Train Show in Portland, Ore. Check out highlights from the show, including interviews with several hobby manufacturers debuting new locomotives, rolling stock, and more at the show. […]
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Contributing editor Pelle Søeborg joined associate editor Cody Grivno and other Model Railroader staff members at the 2015 National Train Show in Portland, Ore. Check out highlights from the show, including interviews with several hobby manufacturers debuting new locomotives, rolling stock, and more at the show. […]
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Here is a video that I created of my HO scale layout after shooting some action on the mainline with my Samsung Galaxy. The Rapido Route layout is based on Canadian National and VIA Rail livery operations during the late 1970s and 1980s during a time when I had the opportunity to ride the prototypes […]
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Here is a video that I created of my HO scale layout after shooting some action on the mainline with my Samsung Galaxy. The Rapido Route layout is based on Canadian National and VIA Rail livery operations during the late 1970s and 1980s during a time when I had the opportunity to ride the prototypes […]
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WalthersMainline HO Budd passenger cars Eric installed an exterior detailing kit and lighting kit on the diner. Detail kits include separate wire grab irons. The cars all feature prototypically detailed interiors molded in tan plastic. The photo shows the interior of the baggage-lounge car. Everything old is new again. Walthers is returning to model railroading’s […]
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SoundTraxx Econami DCC sound decoder Don’t mistake the new SoundTraxx Econami for a watered-down Tsunami. This new line of Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoders features the same excellent sound quality and almost all of the features of the firm’s top-of-the-line Tsunami decoders. The Econami also boasts some all-new effects and more user-friendly programming. Multiple […]
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Atlas N scale EMD SD50 diesel locomotive Atlas Model RR Co. has upgraded its N scale Electro-Motive Division SD50 diesel with an improved drivetrain that offers smoother performance at more prototypical speeds. The Master Line series model is also available in new paint schemes, both of which model locomotives still on the rails today. Now-retired […]
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Click on the links to the left to download the image size appropriate for your computer screen. In this scene from the January 2016 Model Railroader, a Fairbanks-Morse H10-44 diesel switcher works the Royster fertilizer plant at Wagners Point on author Paul Dolkos’ HO scale Baltimore Harbor District. This month you can download this image […]
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