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Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for February 2018

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A realistic Amtrak station kit from Summit Custom Cuts highlights the new model railroading products featured in this episode of Cody’s Office. Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to take your “bottlebrush” pine trees to the next level […]

Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for February 2018

Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 4

Let’s Make a Scene with Kathy Millatt Part 4

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt shows you what you need to make an impressive conifer tree that’s perfectly suited to place front and center on any layout. From building the trunk to adding needles to the branches, Kathy walks and talks you through all of […]

Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 4

Ask MRVP: Episode 33

David Popp wearing a winter hat, bright yellow jacket, and cross country skis outside in the snow.

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this Olympic-themed episode, host David Popp goes for the gold answering as many of your toughest hobby questions as possible! Specific viewer inquiries relate to trackwork, wiring, scenery, modeling, and more! […]

Ask MRVP: Episode 33

HO scale Johnstown & Gerryville

Name: Johnstown & Gerryville Layout owner: John Travis Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 13 x 37 with 5 x 17 staging area Prototype: freelanced, inspired by Pennsylvania RR Locale: southwestern Pennsylvania Era: 1953 Mainline run: 240 feet Minimum radius: 30″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Benchwork: L girder and open grid Height: 42″to […]

HO scale Sierra Pintada & Western RR

Name: Sierra Pintada & Western RR Layout owner: Willem Van der Hoeven Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10′-0″ x 34′-10″ Prototype: freelanced, inspired by old-time western United States railroads Locale: Arizona Era: 1880s Style: shelf Mainline run: 40 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Benchwork: shelf on consoles Height: 40″ […]

Coast Daylight eastbound at Guadalupe, Calif.

Train 98, the eastbound Coast Daylight, storms through Guadalupe Calif. in the Fall of 1954. Video by Brian Moore. […]

Southern Pacific AC-5 Cab Forward at Skykomish

Southern Pacific AC-5 Cab Forward at Skykomish: By accident, I have a car about 2/3rds into the train where it sounds like a prototypical flat wheel on one of the cars. The light at the back top of the engine was for the fireman to check, at night, the exhaust to see how efficient his […]