Here is a time-lapse video of the construction of my latest N scale micro-layout project. The layout is a bit less than 24″ in diameter and features a track radius that averages around 9″. The track is ballasted and weathered Kato Unitrack, and the overall layout construction is foam insulation board on top of a […]
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How-to Library: Airbrushing with Aaron – Episode 5, Prime Time
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page To prime or not to prime…that is the question FineScale Modeler senior editor Aaron Skinner addresses in this episode of Airbrushing with Aaron. It really is a tale of two tanks, as Aaron demonstrates techniques for applying primer to a model railroad […]
Video: Bachmann SoundValue HO scale EMD E7A
An Electro-Motive Division E7A passenger diesel joins the Bachmann Trains’ SoundValue line of HO scale locomotives. This detailed model features a dual-mode SoundTraxx decoder. See the E7A in action hauling a passenger train along the main line of the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout. […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video –– Inside Cody’s Office for March 2017
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate editor Cody Grivno is busy working on rolling stock for the latest N scale Model Railroader Video Plus project layout. In this month’s modeling tip, he’ll show you how to upgrade freight car models with metal wheelsets, including some painting and weathering […]
Off The Rails: Episode 11
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this special episode, host Gerry Leone and pal Tony Koester have landed on the rails and off the continent! In the midst of a mid-winter cruise around South America, the guys hit land to ride/tour unique railroads in Uruguay and Argentina. Tag […]
MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Bob Hayden’s HO scale Carrabasset & Dead River
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP Video Vault tours Bob Hayden’s Carrabasset & Dead River Ry. HOn2½ (HO scale trains on N gauge track) layout originally featured in the 1991 premier edition of Great Model Railroads (out of print). […]
A layout of a Lionel lifetime
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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. […]