Build the Lionel Lines track plan

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Layout designer: Ray Stuber Scale: O Layout size: 6 1/2 x 12 Track type: Lionel tubular Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the December 2015 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine Build the Lionel Lines track plan Build the Lionel Lines track plan overview […]

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MTH O gauge Amtrak California F59PHI diesel

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O Gauge Amtrak (AMTK) F59PHI from MTH Price: $459.95 (no. 20-20330-1) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: 1.96 smph Cnv Low: 2.6 smph High: 73.6 smph Drawbar pull: 1lb., 10 oz. Features: Two motors, coil couplers, smoke unit, ProtoSound 3.0 Current production road names: Amtrak, Amtk California, Amtk (I Pack a Punch), and Amtk Cascades. The […]

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Williams by Bachmann O gauge Amtrak Genesis heritage unit

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Williams by Bachmann O gauge Amtrak Genesis heritage unit Price: $419.95 (no. 23302) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: N/A Cnv Low: 19.8 smph High: 83.6 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 4 oz. Features: Two motors, couplers, True Blas Plus sound Current production run: Amtrak Phase I Anniversary, Amtrak Phase V, and New Haven (Conn. Dept. […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 7

Man wearing a Hawaiian-style shirt facing camera before a model train layout.

In this episode of Ask MRVP, many of the questioned focused on the various project layouts that have come your way in the pages MR and on MR Video Plus. Of course, David and Cody answer other inquiries regarding modeling techniques. Plus, a new guest sheds some light on what’s happening in David’s basement. But […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 7

Man wearing a Hawaiian-style shirt facing camera before a model train layout.

In this episode of Ask MRVP, many of the questioned focused on the various project layouts that have come your way in the pages MR and on MR Video Plus. Of course, David and Cody answer other inquiries regarding modeling techniques. Plus, a new guest sheds some light on what’s happening in David’s basement. But […]

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On30 Shady Grove & Sherrill RR

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Name: Shady Grove & Sherrill Scale: On30 (1:48 proportion, scale 30″ track gauge) Size: 24 x 34 feet Theme: freelanced Locale: West Virginia Period: July 1947 Style: linear walkaround Mainline run: 200 feet Turnout minimum: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent (main), 7 percent (branch line) Benchwork: open-grid and L girder Height: 52″ to 60″ Roadbed: […]

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O scale Nickel Plate Road/Canandaigua Southern RR

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Name: Nickel Plate Road, Kentucky Western Division and Canandaigua Southern RR, Southern Division Scale: O (1:48) Size: 18 x 89 feet Prototype: Nickel Plate Road and freelanced Locale: southern Ohio and western Pennsylvania Period: May 1958 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 1,000 feet Minimum radius: 64″ (main line), 56″ (staging loops) Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Benchwork: […]

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On30 Colorado Narrow Gauge

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Name: Colorado Narrow Gauge Scale: On30 (1:48 proportion, 30″ track gauge) Size: 2 x 15 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: inspired by the Colorado Rocky Mountains Era: early 20th century Style: freestanding modular display Mainline run: 15 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: none Benchwork: extruded-foam insulation board Height: 48″ Roadbed: Styrofoam […]

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