Lester Perry’s HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio model railroad was built in a 13′ x 17′ out building with a dirt floor and no electricity — more than 300 feet from the main building. He used an MRC DCC system. Video by Bill Fagan. […]
Name: Robert Mayer Forum User Name: Robert Mayer Railroad Name: Robert Mayer Location: Tucson Az Scale: O Theme: Chicago “L” Description: The layout depicts trains run by the Chicago Transit Authority. […]
TORONTO — VIA Rail Canada’s Canadian is notorious for delays. But a trip this week from Toronto to Vancouver is proving to be spectacularly late, even by VIA standards. The CBC reports that as of Thursday afternoon, the westbound Canadian was some 45 hours behind schedule, after leaving Toronto 26 hours late. While VIA has […]
Name: Robert Mayer Forum User Name: Robert Mayer Railroad Name: Robert Mayer Location: Tucson Az Scale: O Theme: Chicago “L” Description: The layout depicts trains run by the Chicago Transit Authority. […]
Mont Switzer’s finished HO scale Sylvan Scale Models GMC Cannonball semi-tractor, as detailed for a McLean Trucking Co. prototype. The article “How to model a 1950s semi-tractor” by Mont Switzer appeared in the July 2018 Model Railroader. The materials list for the project is shown below. Materials list A-Line 29201 Windshield wipers Bachmann 42342 Sitting […]
Note: This article originally appeared in the June 2013 Model Railroader. Mike updated his plan and wrote a followup story in the July 2018 issue. Ever since receiving my first Hornby train set as a child in 1954, my modeling interests were focused on the railways of my home country, Great Britain. About 10 years […]
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Pennsylvania RR class I1 no. 4471 switches the Atlas Coal tipple at Atlasburg, Pa., on Curt LaRue’s HO scale Burgetts Branch, PRR Panhandle Division. Click on the links below to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. […]
Name: JANIS ROGUSKIE Railroad Name: Reading Lines Location: Pennsylvania Scale: O Gauge Theme: Reading Company Description: What better to do on a rainy Saturday afternoon than to run some trains. It’s been a fruitful modeling season (January to March) for me and many of my modeling efforts are on the layout in this video. A […]
Brian Solomon’s Railway Guide to Europe By Brian Solomon Kalmbach Publishing Co.; 416 pages, softcover, 6 x 9 inches; $24.99. www.kalmbachhobbystore.com Reviewed by Bill Hough Planning a rail-oriented trip to Europe is challenging, since most travel guidebooks are written for a general audience and don’t necessarily contain specific information that a railfan would like to […]
Name: JANIS ROGUSKIE Railroad Name: Reading Lines Location: Pennsylvania Scale: O Gauge Theme: Reading Company Description: What better to do on a rainy Saturday afternoon than to run some trains. It’s been a fruitful modeling season (January to March) for me and many of my modeling efforts are on the layout in this video. A […]
MRVP Insider host Jenny Maaske shares what’s coming to Model Railroader Video Plus in May 2018! Look for new episodes of your favorite series hosted by MRVP Contributors Gerry Leone, Kathy Millatt, and Charlie Conway. Of course, David, Cody, and Drew will show up too… but only if you’re a subscriber to the MRVideoPlus.com website! […]
LET’S HAVE A BARN DANCE: The latest Built-&-Ready Structure from Woodland Scenics is the no. BR5865 Old Weathered Barn. The O gauge structure has a fieldstone foundation, shingled roof, hayloft door, and weather vane above the cupola. It also has a concrete grain silo, implement shed, paned windows, and traditional barn doors. The structure is […]
