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This HO scale Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe from Walthers models a modern era workhorse. Part of the WalthersMainline series the locomotive model includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Get a demo of some of the locomotive’s features as it hauls a model train on one of the Model Railroader staff’s project layouts. […]
See and hear the N scale Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2, better known as the “Centipede,” in action on one of the Model Railroader staff’s N scale project layouts. Both units of the A1-A2 are powered and feature Paragon2 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoders. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Jenny Maaske and MR Contributing Editor Tony Koester team up to bring you insights to our plans for this month and beyond! You’ll learn what brings Tony back to the offices of Model Railroader magazine and MRVP’s Winston-Salem Southbound HO scale project […]
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In this episode of DCC Programming, hosts Dana Kawala and Ben Lake walk through the steps required to turn your smart phone into a wireless DCC throttle. The guys use MR’s MR&T HO scale layout to demonstrate the essential components, connections, and JMRI DecoderPro (WiThrottle) setup. You’ll even get to see how universal consisting works […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Walls and windows are painted on David Popp’s HO scale Madison depot. Now see how he installs the panes, and then adds glazing to complete the windows for this signature structure from MRVP’s Rehab My Railroad series. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s David Popp puts finishing touches of paint on the passenger shelters and platforms surrounding the Madison depot. And then, in this final installment of the Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series, you’ll see how the finished components will all fit together on Chuck […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Rehab My Railroad, the crew’s efforts are headed for the homestretch on Chuck Sable’s HO scale model railroad. Things are shaping up in a cozy corner of the layout, as the entire crew (Drew, Chuck, Cody, David, Ben, Jenny, […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This Video Vault series begins with host Allen Keller welcoming scenery-building experts Dave Frary and Malcolm Furlow to share their theories and practical insights on making realistic model railroad scenes. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Follow along with host Allen Keller as he tours Bruce Chubb’s HO Scale Sunset Valley Railroad, a freelanced basement layout that’s fully signaled and well-suited for realistic operations! […]
A dry wash is a common scenic element in a desert landscape. Associate editor Steve Otte added this scenic element to the Model Railroader staff’s Eagle Mountain RR, as he describes in the June 2016 issue. In this video Steve describes scenicking the dry wash and building a Blair Line timber trestle for the main […]
Charlie Conway makes his way to the Atlantic coast community of Fernandina Beach, Fla., home of the First Coast Railroad. Here, Chas scouts out historic railroad structures, industries, yards, and switching action — all before breakfast with his family! […]
