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Section: Trains Video
Ask MRVP: Episode 23
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s a lot on the table in this episode of Ask MRVP! Host David Popp really does have a small bistro table loaded with reference he’ll use to answer your questions this month. He’ll address Model Railroader Video Plus subscriber inquiries related to […]
Rainy day fun
Name: Gary Pearsall Railroad Name: Gary’s always evolving O scale layout. Location: Gig Harbor, WA Scale: O scale Description: Rainy day fun. It is almost as much fun to clean track, dust and move things around as running trains some days. This is what I accomplished on this rainy Saturday. Take a look. […]
Trains Presents: West Chicago
Join Trains Magazine Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt for a day trackside at West Chicago, Ill., in July 2016. We’ll see Canadian National and Union Pacific freight action, along with ubiquitous Metra commuter trains. We’ll also look at JB Tower, which guards the junction of the two freight carriers. […]
HO scale White Road Forest shelf layout
“White Road Forest” is a small shelf layout in HO scale, inspired by a Class 3 branch line somewhere in the Upper Michigan area. Designed with portability in mind, it has nine modules with all the scenery detachable to improve easiness of storage. It features a two-track main line (loop) with one siding each, and […]
Trains Presents: Georgetown Loop No. 111
Join Trains for the first run of Georgetown Loop Railroad 2-8-0 No. 111 in October 2016. The locomotive was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1926 for the International Railway of Central America in El Salvador. […]
How-to Library: Airbrushing with Aaron – Episode 4, Basic Painting
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page FineScale Modeler senior editor Aaron Skinner demonstrates basic techniques for painting with an airbrush. Before walking step-by-step through the painting process, Aaron first shows how to clean and prep plastic models. […]
User video: Creating grades on your model railroad
In this video, modeler Steve Tello shares a simple technique for calculating and transferring grades onto your layout. […]
Athearn Genesis HO scale GE U50 diesel
In this exclusive video review for Model Railroader, James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel demos the Athearn Genesis General Electric U50 diesel. This HO scale locomotive features a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. See and hear the locomotive model in action on James’ layout. […]
Athearn Genesis HO scale GE U50 diesel
In this exclusive video review for Model Railroader, James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel demos the Athearn Genesis General Electric U50 diesel. This HO scale locomotive features a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. See and hear the locomotive model in action on James’ layout. […]
Video 101: Movies tell stories
Some of my first video clips were simply attempts to show the sheer joy of watching the movement of trains along routes that connect cities, towns, and countryside panoramas. But when we want to create train movies, such as those we make for the Children’s Museum, we need to remember that movies tell stories. Our […]
Trains Presents: Orange Blossom Cannonball
Join Trains for a look at the final weekend of operations on Florida’s Orange Blossom Cannonball steam train. You’ll see Baldwin-built 2-6-0 No. 2 on the final runs in January 2017. […]
