MR Insider: 2014 National Train Show, Part 2

Cody Grivno at the 2014 National Train Show

The MR/MRVP Dream Team including David, Neil, Dana, Cody, and publisher Kevin Keefe, continues their coverage of the 2014 National Train Show in Cleveland, Ohio. In part 2 of 2 videos, Cody talks with more manufacturers eager to share their exciting new products He also stops to see some of the many operating layouts on […]

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Big steam in the coal fields

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Layout designer: Ray Stuber Scale: O Layout size: 8 x 12 Track type: Lionel Fastrack Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the December 2014 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Steam in the coal fields track plan Steam in the coal fields track plan schematic […]

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Menards Plumbing Supply structure

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Price: $79.99 (no. 2791902) Features: Assembled wood structure, interior illumination (power supply not included), plumbing-related details on exterior Order online at www.menards.com or visit your local Menards store during the holiday season I was a bit surprised when I received my latest box from Menards – having seen the firm’s preassembled wood barn and a […]

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MTH O gauge E6 A-B-A diesel set

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Price: $729.95 (no. 20-20342-1) Features: O-42 operation, two can-style motors and smoke units in each A unit, coil couplers on A units, decorated cab interiors, MTH DCS sound and control system Current production road names: Baltimore & Ohio, Florida East Coast, Kansas City Southern, Union Pacific Getting from the Big Apple to Miami for fun, […]

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Feline King Kong destroys O-gauge Gotham City

Feline King Kong Attacks New York

Name:    Frank Heynick Railroad Name:    Mini-Gotham Location:    Brooklyn, New York Scale:    O Theme:    Skyscraper City Description:    The video differs from anything else you’ve seen, since it is filmed in an O-scale metropolis with scratch-built skyscrapers rising to six feet in height and involves a story, an adventure of sorts. The first half of the video […]

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Feline King Kong destroys O-gauge Gotham City

Feline King Kong Attacks New York

Name:    Frank Heynick Railroad Name:    Mini-Gotham Location:    Brooklyn, New York Scale:    O Theme:    Skyscraper City Description:    The video differs from anything else you’ve seen, since it is filmed in an O-scale metropolis with scratch-built skyscrapers rising to six feet in height and involves a story, an adventure of sorts. The first half of the video […]

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