Bluford Shops N scale modern caboose

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Bluford Shops N scale modern caboose A modern road caboose is the latest ready-to-run N scale model released by Bluford Shops. It’s modeled from one of the last new caboose designs built before changes in state laws allowed railroads to stop operating cabooses in the 1980s. The Missouri Pacific developed this short-body, bay-window road caboose […]

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Kato N scale North American suburban station

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Kato N scale North American suburban station Price: $79 Manufacturer Kato USA Inc. 100 Remington Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173 www.katousa.com Era: Present Comments: Following the success of its modern commuter locomotives and passenger cars, Kato has added a contemporary N scale station to its product line. The injection-molded plastic kit, produced by German model manufacturer […]

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Video Step by Step: Building foam hills

Cody Grivno standing in front of tracks.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Video Step by Step takes you start to finish through a modeling project. In this installment, associate editor Cody Grivno shows you how to build easy tree-covered hills to fit between the tracks and your backdrop. […]

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Video Step by Step: Building foam hills

Cody Grivno standing in front of tracks.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Video Step by Step takes you start to finish through a modeling project. In this installment, associate editor Cody Grivno shows you how to build easy tree-covered hills to fit between the tracks and your backdrop. […]

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DCC Programming: episode 5 – Working with speed tables

Dana Kawala working with speed tables.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Dana Kawala continues the discussion on using speed tables to match the operating speeds of two or more DCC-equipped locomotives as closely as possible. Dana also shares a quicker alternate approach that uses forward and reverse trim functions. […]

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DCC Programming: episode 5 – Working with speed tables

Dana Kawala working with speed tables.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Host Dana Kawala continues the discussion on using speed tables to match the operating speeds of two or more DCC-equipped locomotives as closely as possible. Dana also shares a quicker alternate approach that uses forward and reverse trim functions. […]

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Video: Model Railroader Layout Progress 2013 part 2

Model Railroader Layout Progress 2013 part 2

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Each year Model Railroader’s staff organizes a Saturday driving tour to visit model train layouts built by staff members, former staff members, and other Kalmbach Publishing Co. employees. In part 2, you’ll see the last three stops of the day, including Model Railroader […]

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Video: Model Railroader Layout Progress 2013 part 2

Model Railroader Layout Progress 2013 part 2

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Each year Model Railroader’s staff organizes a Saturday driving tour to visit model train layouts built by staff members, former staff members, and other Kalmbach Publishing Co. employees. In part 2, you’ll see the last three stops of the day, including Model Railroader […]

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Layout Visits: David Popp’s N scale Naugatuck Valley

David Popp's N scale Naugatuck Valley

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp’s N scale Naugatuck Valley has been featured in the pages of Model Railroader magazine for years. In this video tour, David shows your around the nearly completed layout and provides a few design and modeling tips along the way. […]

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