Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Build an L-girder frame

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The legendary model railroader Linn Westcott pioneered L-girder benchwork in the 1960s. But even today, it remains the most versatile layout framing system around! In this first of several instructional videos, MRVP’s David Popp shows you how to start assembling the key L-girder […]

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Build an L-girder frame

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The legendary model railroader Linn Westcott pioneered L-girder benchwork in the 1960s. But even today, it remains the most versatile layout framing system around! In this first of several instructional videos, MRVP’s David Popp shows you how to start assembling the key L-girder […]

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Quick Look: MRC Decoder DR. DCC programmer and tester

MRC Decoder Dr. DCC programmer and tester

MRC Decoder Dr. DCC programmer and tester Price: $99.98 Manufacturer Model Rectifier Corp. 80 Newfield Ave. Edison, NJ 08837 www.modelrectifier.com Comments: It’s a good idea to test Digital Command Control decoders before investing the time in an installation. It’s also useful to be able to quickly program decoders or decoder-equipped models. The MRC Decoder Dr. […]

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Tangent HO scale PRR class X58 50-foot boxcar

Tangent HO scale 50-foot boxcar

You don’t usually think of ribs when you think of Pennsylvania, and that’s as true of the state as it is of the railroad and its boxcars. But Tangent Scale Models has produced a fine model of one of the rare examples of PRR exterior side post boxcars, the class X58. This was the only […]

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MTH HO scale Allegheny 2-6-6-6 steam locomotive

MTH HO scale Allegheny 2-6-6-6

Bristling with separate detail parts, the die-cast metal HO scale Allegheny 2-6-6-6 from MTH accurately models the looks and performance of its legendary late steam-era prototype. The model features MTH’s proprietary Digital Command System that operates on direct current, Digital Command Control, and DCS layouts. The prototype. From 1941 to 1948 the Lima Locomotive Works […]

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Athearn HO scale GP7 diesel locomotive

Athearn HO scale GP7

A well-executed Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe chop-nose GP7 has been added to Athearn’s HO scale Genesis line. The model features road number-specific details, etched-metal radiator intake and fan grills, and a dual-mode SoundTraxx sound decoder. Athearn offers the Santa Fe GP7 in two body styles. The Phase I body has 86″ engine compartment doors […]

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Bowser Trains model railroad store robbed

English’s Model Railroad, a model train store owned by Bowser Manufacturing, was robbed over the weekend. Two burglars in the early morning of March 16 made off with hundreds of model train locomotives, rolling stock and other products from English’s Model Railroad Supply in Montoursville, Pa. “It’s really kind of startling when you walk in […]

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