The Model Rectifier Corp. Prodigy WiFi module is a plug-and-play component that makes it easy to add smartphone-app control to your MRC Prodigy DCC system. Check out this quick demo with Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala where he demonstrates how the MRC WiFi system works with the Engine Driver and WiThrottle smartphone apps. […]
Modeling Topic: Model Railroad Operations
How-to Library: Arduinos in Model Railroading – Part 1 The Basics
If the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions “Arduino” is a new Italian restaurant, then MRVP’s Gerry Leone is definitely here to help. In this video (part 1 of 2), Gerry first explains what an Arduino is, and then he clarifies how they’re primed to make an impact on your model railroad! […]
How-to Library: Arduinos in Model Railroading – Part 1 The Basics
If the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions “Arduino” is a new Italian restaurant, then MRVP’s Gerry Leone is definitely here to help. In this video (part 1 of 2), Gerry first explains what an Arduino is, and then he clarifies how they’re primed to make an impact on your model railroad! […]
Off The Rails: Episode 20
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page First it was “spills n’ chills” in the previous episode. Now “thrills” from our loveable host Gerry Leone! In this show, Gerry is super psyched about the opportunity to actually build something. He’ll literally do his darnedest to keep things from going Off […]
Off The Rails: Episode 20
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page First it was “spills n’ chills” in the previous episode. Now “thrills” from our loveable host Gerry Leone! In this show, Gerry is super psyched about the opportunity to actually build something. He’ll literally do his darnedest to keep things from going Off […]
Train-superiority checklist for model railroad operation
In his On Operation column for the January 2018 issue of Model Railroader, Jerry Dziedzic describes dealing with train superiority and time-table-and-train-order (TT&TO) operation for model railroads. Jerry mentioned a train-superiority checklist developed by Mark Amfahr that greatly simplified TT&TO decision making for train crews during operating sessions on his railroad. Click on the link […]
MRVP Layout Visit: James McNab’s Iowa Interstate Grimes Line in HO scale
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, subscribers will get to view James McNab’s Iowa Interstate Grimes Line HO scale layout. James so deftly modeled a modern-era regional railroad that emphasizes prototypical switching and crew procedures, including running at slow scale speeds, locking/unlocking switch […]
MRVP Layout Visit: James McNab’s Iowa Interstate Grimes Line in HO scale
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, subscribers will get to view James McNab’s Iowa Interstate Grimes Line HO scale layout. James so deftly modeled a modern-era regional railroad that emphasizes prototypical switching and crew procedures, including running at slow scale speeds, locking/unlocking switch […]
MRVP Layout Visit: James McNab’s Iowa Interstate Grimes Line in HO scale
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, subscribers will get to view James McNab’s Iowa Interstate Grimes Line HO scale layout. James so deftly modeled a modern-era regional railroad that emphasizes prototypical switching and crew procedures, including running at slow scale speeds, locking/unlocking switch […]
The Roundhouse: Episode 31
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of The Roundhouse, host Hal Miller, along with guests MR Contributing Editor Tony Koester and MRVP Producer David Popp, offer insights on how to keep the hobby “fresh” throughout years of involvement. Build a new layout? Pick a new scale? […]
The Roundhouse: Episode 31
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of The Roundhouse, host Hal Miller, along with guests MR Contributing Editor Tony Koester and MRVP Producer David Popp, offer insights on how to keep the hobby “fresh” throughout years of involvement. Build a new layout? Pick a new scale? […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 29
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page No David? No problem…at least this month! Why? Because you’ve still got the entire MR/MRVP staff ready and willing to help address your hobby questions! This time Jenny, Ben, Cody, Eric, Hal, and even Contributing Editor Gerry Leone pitch in to cover topics […]