The upgraded Bachmann Trains HO scale PCC car comes to life with a SoundTraxx Sound Value Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. In addition to realistic sounds, the model features interior and exterior illumination as well as a simulated sparking trolley pole. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this short video watch trains run through some of the new scenes on Dick Elwell’s HO scale Hoosac Valley RR. You’ll also find an updated track plan and exclusive photos of the layout in the August 2017 Model Railroader. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this short video watch trains run through some of the new scenes on Dick Elwell’s HO scale Hoosac Valley RR. You’ll also find an updated track plan and exclusive photos of the layout in the August 2017 Model Railroader. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a quick and easy tip for weathering without an airbrush in this month’s Cody’s Office. Associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to use premixed acrylic weathering washes to make rolling stock models more realistic. He also heads down to the Model Railroader […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a quick and easy tip for weathering without an airbrush in this month’s Cody’s Office. Associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to use premixed acrylic weathering washes to make rolling stock models more realistic. He also heads down to the Model Railroader […]
Bachmann Sound Value HO scale PCC streetcar Everything under the shell of Bachmann’s PCC streetcar is new, including a die-cast metal power truck, SoundTraxx Sound Value DCC decoder, and interior lighting. President’s Conference Committee (PCC) streetcars were an attempt to build the first standardized streetcar. The cars, built just before and after World War II, […]
Athearn HO scale class Z-8 Challenger The tender features an operating light-emitting diode backup light and non-operating marker lights. Engineer’s side of the Athearn HO scale class Z-8 Challenger A Northern Pacific RR class Z-8 Challenger is available for the first time in HO scale as a ready-to-run plastic model. Produced by Athearn Trains as […]
Accurail HO scale 36-foot double-sheathed boxcar kit The one-piece plastic carbody features well-defined molded detail, including the seams on the steel roof and the corrugations on the steel ends. Separate plastic parts include a see-through brake platform and a running board with simulated wood grain. As the 40-foot steel boxcar was in the steam-to-diesel transition […]
Menards HO scale Red Owl grocery store The back of the Menards Red Owl store is just as detailed as the front Price: $69.99 plus shipping (free shipping to local Menards store) Manufacturer Menards 5106 Menard Dr. Eau Claire, WI 54703 www.menards.com Era: 1955 to 1988 Comments: Home-improvement chain Menards entered the HO scale structure […]
HO scale locomotives Alco RS-32 and RS-36 diesel locomotives. New paint schemes. RS-32: Central Vermont (one road number) and Lamoille Valley (one number). RS-36: Apache Ry. (American Revolution Bicentennial, three numbers); Livonia, Avon & Lakeville (one number); National Railways of Mexico (two numbers); Ontario Central (one number); and Norfolk & Western (two numbers). New numbers. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Thanks to an abundance of inquiries last month, host David Popp had plenty to address in this extended-length June 2017 episode of Ask MRVP! David, along with help from Cody Grivno, Kent Johnson, and Ben Lake, tackles hobby questions regarding layout operation, turnouts, […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Thanks to an abundance of inquiries last month, host David Popp had plenty to address in this extended-length June 2017 episode of Ask MRVP! David, along with help from Cody Grivno, Kent Johnson, and Ben Lake, tackles hobby questions regarding layout operation, turnouts, […]
