Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 7 – A Rock’n Project

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Who takes a summer break from modeling when it’s constantly raining outside? Certainly not David, ’cause he’s busy rock’n out in his basement! In this episode, he tackles the challenges of adding new rock formations to the expanding Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 7 – A Rock’n Project

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Who takes a summer break from modeling when it’s constantly raining outside? Certainly not David, ’cause he’s busy rock’n out in his basement! In this episode, he tackles the challenges of adding new rock formations to the expanding Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 27

David Popp and Cody Grivno standing in the MR&T layout room at Kalmbach Media.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The questions keep coming to Ask MRVP (Thank YOU!), so this month host David Popp enlists help from none other than Cody Grivno. Together they address inquires related to our MR&T HO scale layout, diesel detailing, working with foam scenery, layout trackwork, wiring, […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 27

David Popp and Cody Grivno standing in the MR&T layout room at Kalmbach Media.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The questions keep coming to Ask MRVP (Thank YOU!), so this month host David Popp enlists help from none other than Cody Grivno. Together they address inquires related to our MR&T HO scale layout, diesel detailing, working with foam scenery, layout trackwork, wiring, […]

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New products from the September 2017 issue of Classic Toy Trains

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SURVEYORS OF THE SEA LANES: Menards has bolstered its O gauge product line with two more flatcars with helicopter loads. The no. 279-3398 is a U.S. Navy flatcar with Navy MH60R anti-submarine warfare helicopter onboard. The no. 29-3396 U.S. Coast Guard flatcar with general-purpose MH65 rescue and patrol helicopter will handle operations closer to shore. […]

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How to repair and maintain Lionel postwar locomotives

How to repair and maintain Lionel postwar locomotives

  “I once found a 60-year-old train in the loft of a farmer’s barn, where it had spent more cold northern winters and hot summers than anyone could remember. A family of mice had even made a nest in the box and left behind over a pound of petrified ‘evidence.’ “I thought the engine was […]

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Bob’s Train Box: Episode 65

Bob Keller wearing a Happy New Year hat

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Bob Keller is back for his first BTB of 2017! In this episode, the products range from structures, vehicles, and rolling stock to a new S scale locomotive to an array of books and DVDs for toy train enthusiasts! […]

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Bob’s Train Box: Episode 65

Bob Keller wearing a Happy New Year hat

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Bob Keller is back for his first BTB of 2017! In this episode, the products range from structures, vehicles, and rolling stock to a new S scale locomotive to an array of books and DVDs for toy train enthusiasts! […]

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