At the National Train Show 2016 held in Indianapolis, Ind., the Model Railroader staff came across a line of professionally built test tracks from Good Deals DCC. Gary Cohn, president of Good Deals DCC, custom-built a 15-foot long version for the Model Railroader workshop. Follow along as Gary shows senior editor Dana Kawala how to […]
At the National Train Show 2016 held in Indianapolis, Ind., the Model Railroader staff came across a line of professionally built test tracks from Good Deals DCC. Gary Cohn, president of Good Deals DCC, custom-built a 15-foot long version for the Model Railroader workshop. Follow along as Gary shows senior editor Dana Kawala how to […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP answer man David Popp is never afraid to field your tricky questions! This month, David, with help from MR’s Neil Besougloff and Cody Grivno, tackles topics related to adding decals, improving locomotive and rolling stock performance, selecting era-appropriate details, building bridges, turntable […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP answer man David Popp is never afraid to field your tricky questions! This month, David, with help from MR’s Neil Besougloff and Cody Grivno, tackles topics related to adding decals, improving locomotive and rolling stock performance, selecting era-appropriate details, building bridges, turntable […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Big blow turbines and subway cars highlight this latest edition of Cody’s Office. Follow associate editor Cody Grivno down to the Model Railroader staff’s layout where he’ll give you a quick demo of the all-new ESU LokSound equipped, HO scale Union Pacific GTEL […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Big blow turbines and subway cars highlight this latest edition of Cody’s Office. Follow associate editor Cody Grivno down to the Model Railroader staff’s layout where he’ll give you a quick demo of the all-new ESU LokSound equipped, HO scale Union Pacific GTEL […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Sandy Colabufo’s N scale Annaville & Adirondack is a freelanced model train layout that’s inspired by the Delaware & Hudson RR. The N scale model train layout measures 9 x 21 feet and features an upstate New York setting. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Sandy Colabufo’s N scale Annaville & Adirondack is a freelanced model train layout that’s inspired by the Delaware & Hudson RR. The N scale model train layout measures 9 x 21 feet and features an upstate New York setting. […]
Caboose Hobbies, known as The World’s Largest Model Train Store, is now under new ownership and will move to a new retail location in the Denver, Co., metropolitan area. This announcement comes from the new owner Kevin Ruble via the Caboose Hobbies website at www.caboosehobbies.com. In August 2016, former owners Duane and Joanna Miller had […]
Name: Bone Valley Layout owner: Alex Marchand Scale: N (1:160) Size: 4 x 7 feet Prototype: CSX/Seaboard System Locale: West-central Florida Era: late 1980s Style: gallery Mainline run: 18 feet Minimum radius: 12″ Minimum turnout: none Maximum grade: none Benchwork: Homasote on open-grid Height: 59″ Roadbed: Woodland Scenics Track: Micro Engineering code 55 Backdrop: Printed […]
Name: Tidewater Southern RR Layout owner: Scale Rails club Scale: N (160:1) Size: 4′-1″ x 27′-0″ plus 24″ x 48″ Prototype: freelanced Locale: Eastern United States Era: 1950-1970 Style: island Mainline run: 162 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: none Benchwork: modular Height: 40″ Roadbed: cork Track: code 80 flextrack Scenery: […]
Name: Interstate RR – Dorchester and Roaring Fork branches Layout designer: Christian Javier Scale: N (1:160) Prototype: Interstate RR Locale: Wise County, Va. Era: 1967 Style: multilevel walk-in Mainline run: 125 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent (main) This track plan originally appeared in the November 2016 Model Railroader. […]
