Rock Island passenger Train No. 18, “The Plainsman”, passes through Trenton, MO., Des Moines, Nevada, Clear Lake Jct., IA., and Albert Lea, MN., on its journey from Kansas City to St. Paul / Minneapolis. This train is operating on my Rock Island-based HO scale model railroad. Video by Michael Armstrong. […]
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Rock Island passenger Train No. 18, “The Plainsman”, passes through Trenton, MO., Des Moines, Nevada, Clear Lake Jct., IA., and Albert Lea, MN., on its journey from Kansas City to St. Paul / Minneapolis. This train is operating on my Rock Island-based HO scale model railroad. Video by Michael Armstrong. […]
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Staging, major industries, interchanges between railroads, and prototype inspiration are four characteristics that all successful model railroads tend to have. However, incorporating all four of these characteristics into one small space can be challenging. Download this free 12-page PDF download for HO and N scale plans, waterfront railroad layouts, small shelf Union Pacific inspired layouts, […]
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Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Alco Century 424 and 425 diesel locomotives HO scale locomotives Alco Century 424 and 425 diesel locomotives. New road numbers. C-424: Green Bay & Western (Phase I and II, two numbers each), Delaware-Lackawanna (Phase II, one number), Erie Lackawanna (Phase I, three numbers), and Minnesota Commercial (Phase II, three […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Start off the new year with new locomotives, freight cars, and more in Cody’s Office. Group Technical editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to tune up all that new rolling stock you got during the holidays, including using a National Model […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Start off the new year with new locomotives, freight cars, and more in Cody’s Office. Group Technical editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to tune up all that new rolling stock you got during the holidays, including using a National Model […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody puts the finishing touches on his Canadian Pacific SD60 locomotive by adding a blackwash to the fan screen and exhaust stack, and painting the couplers, truckside frames, and bearings. After showing how to reassemble the model, he takes it for a spin […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody puts the finishing touches on his Canadian Pacific SD60 locomotive by adding a blackwash to the fan screen and exhaust stack, and painting the couplers, truckside frames, and bearings. After showing how to reassemble the model, he takes it for a spin […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt tackles snow and ice scenery effects on a small HO scale (1:87.1) diorama. To get things started, Kathy shows how to plan and prep a location to include various terrain features that will help highlight the additional effects she’ll create […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt tackles snow and ice scenery effects on a small HO scale (1:87.1) diorama. To get things started, Kathy shows how to plan and prep a location to include various terrain features that will help highlight the additional effects she’ll create […]
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