Arnold provides a six-pin socket for installing an NEM-style Digital Command Control decoder. Digitrax and Train Control Systems sell decoders that fit. The Louisville & Nashville locomotive has a peaked pilot, different horn, and a different location for the firecracker antenna from the CB&Q sample. An old name has returned to N scale with a […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You ask, we answer! In this new episode of Ask MRVP, host David Popp recruits Kent, Cody, Dana, and Drew to help address some of the comments, questions, tips, and suggestions you left following the MR Video Plus debut of this show. If […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You ask, we answer! In this new episode of Ask MRVP, host David Popp recruits Kent, Cody, Dana, and Drew to help address some of the comments, questions, tips, and suggestions you left following the MR Video Plus debut of this show. If […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader magazine’s Steve Otte shows how to add a realistic paved roadway to any model railroad, including Model Railroader magazine’s 3 x 7-foot N scale Red Oak layout. The secret behind Steve’s success is the Woodland Scenics Smooth-It road system, but […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader magazine’s Steve Otte shows how to add a realistic paved roadway to any model railroad, including Model Railroader magazine’s 3 x 7-foot N scale Red Oak layout. The secret behind Steve’s success is the Woodland Scenics Smooth-It road system, but […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Andy Sperandeo, a contributing editor for Model Railroader magazine, is back with another helpful model railroad operations tip. This time Andy uses the MR&T HO scale layout to demonstrate how a helper (or “pusher”) diesel locomotive assists a heavy train over a stiff […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Andy Sperandeo, a contributing editor for Model Railroader magazine, is back with another helpful model railroad operations tip. This time Andy uses the MR&T HO scale layout to demonstrate how a helper (or “pusher”) diesel locomotive assists a heavy train over a stiff […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Ask and you shall receive…a response from MR Video Plus, that is! That’s the basic premise for the all-new Ask MRVP show hosted by David Popp. For each episode, we’ll cull through the comments, questions, tips, and suggestions you’ve left after viewing recent […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page DCC Programming host Dana Kawala talks a bit about testing DCC decoders before you install one into a model railroad locomotive. Dana first explains why that’s a good practice to follow, and then he demonstrates a number of handy decoder testers that make […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page DCC Programming host Dana Kawala talks a bit about testing DCC decoders before you install one into a model railroad locomotive. Dana first explains why that’s a good practice to follow, and then he demonstrates a number of handy decoder testers that […]
Bachmann N scale 2-8-4 steam locomotive A late-era Super Power steamer joins the Bachmann Sound Value line with this N scale 2-8-4. All the models feature roadname-specific detailing; our review sample is decorated and detailed as Chesapeake & Ohio no. 2760. Developed with SoundTraxx, the Sound Value decoder installed in the model operates on direct-current […]
Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH, Göppingen, Germany, and their North American subsidiary Märklin, Inc. are pleased to announce the addition of Heartland Hobby Wholesale as distributor for Märklin, Trix and LGB electric model trains and accessories in North America. Heartland Hobby Wholesale, founded in 1993 in Lincoln, Nebraska, is one of the largest distributors of […]
