What do you get if you combine the talents of Classic Toy Trains magazine and MR Video Plus? The City Terminal & Transfer Ry., an all-new project series coming to MRVP! In this preview video, hosts Kent Johnson and David Popp give you a glimpse of our exciting new 5 x 9 foot, 3-rail O […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Looking to add a detailed rock face in a space that’s tall, narrow, and situated along a curved track section? In this episode of the N scale Canadian Canyons Series, Kent Johnson shows he’s up to the challenge as he demonstrates how to […]
Looking to add a detailed rock face in a space that’s tall, narrow, and situated along a curved track section? In this episode of the N scale Canadian Canyons Series, Kent Johnson shows he’s up to the challenge as he demonstrates how to use flexible foam and rubber products to model rocks formations in a […]
The first trestle crossing of the season, but trouble may be ahead! […]
This view of the Daneville Yard on Pelle Søeborg’s HO scale Union Pacific layout shows a variety of equipment with weathered roofs. He completed all of the weathering with powdered pastels, hobby paints, and an airbrush Years ago, when I became interested in weathering model trains, I found it extremely difficult to find roof photos, […]
Name: The Chester Branch Prototype: Morristown & Erie Ry. Era: 2016 Scale: HO (1:87) Size: 10′-0″ x 12′-4″ Minimum radius: 24″ main line, 20″ branch Minimum turnout: Peco no. 5 Maximum grade: 3 percent This track plan originally appeared in Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of […]
Name: Olympia Logging Co. v.2 Scale: On30 (1:48 narrow gauge) Size: 1’-10” x 13’-0” Minimum radius: NA Minimum turnout: Peco On30 code 100 Maximum grade: 6.9 percent Height: 40” This track plan originally appeared in Model Railroading: The Ultimate Guide. Click on the link to download a PDF copy of this track plan. […]
Name: Piedmont & Western RR Layout owner: Jack Parker Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 20 x 20 feet plus 12 x 40 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by the Clinchfield RR Locale: North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia Era: early to mid-1950s Style: multilevel, walk-in Mainline run: 600 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 […]
Name: British Railways Layout owner: Chris White Scale: OO (1:76 on HO gauge track) Size: 15′-0″ x 19′-6″, plus 6′-0″ x 13′-0″ staging in adjacent room Prototype: British Railways – Southern Region Locale: southern England Era: 1960 Style: walkaround Mainline run: 120 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: Peco large radius (main), small and medium […]
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. On a late fall afternoon, a New York Central Niagara departs Ellison with an express while a Pennsylvania RR E6 Atlantic picks up a cut of cars. Paul Kahne shot the photo on Lee Gasparik’s O scale Pennsylvania & […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Jack Parker’s HO scale Piedmont & Western RR features stunning Appalachian Mountain scenery. See trains run along the layout that’s also featured in the May 2018 Model Railroader. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Jack Parker’s HO scale Piedmont & Western RR features stunning Appalachian Mountain scenery. See trains run along the layout that’s also featured in the May 2018 Model Railroader. […]
