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Section: Trains Video
Thin Branch Series: Build a Bridge part 2 – Airbrushing
In this video (part 2 of 4), Cody shares techniques for painting a through-girder bridge kit. […]
Thin Branch Series: Build a Bridge part 1 – Kit assembly
In this video (part 1 of 4), David shares techniques for building a through-girder bridge kit. […]
Video Step by Step: Replacing turnouts
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Sometimes you need to replace a turnout or other trackwork on your model railroad. In this video Cody Grivno shares his technique for replacing turnouts on Model Railroader’s HO scale MR&T layout, walking you through the project from cutting out the old rails […]
How to make Hydrocal rock castings for model railroad scenery
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Hydrocal is a useful material for modeling scenery on a model train layout. Follow along and learn how to pour Hydrocal into rock molds to make cliffs and rockfaces for model railroad scenery. […]
How to weather model railroad track
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you how to use Floquil enamel paint markers to weather track. […]
Video: How to model a wire fence line
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to model a wire fence. […]
Basic Operation: Running the River Job
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Learn the basics of switchlists, car cards, station numbers and more as David Popp and Ben Lake take you with them to work the River Job. This is a local freight that works the industries along the Naugatuck River on David’s N scale […]
Modelers Spotlight Video–Inside Cody’s Office for May 2013
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A variety of new model railroading products arrived in Cody’s Office this week, including an HO scale Z-8 Challenger from Sunset Models and a DCC-equipped Hi-Rail truck from Bachmann Trains. Associate editor Cody Grivno gives you a first look at both in this […]
Cody’s Workshop: Episode 4 – clear coat finish
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video installment of Cody’s Workshop, Cody shares his technique for applying a clear-coat finish on one of the MR&T’s heritage locomotives. Along the way, he also demonstrates a handy clamp for scratchbuilding structure models, and shows how to remove and adjust […]
How to check and adjust coupler height on model train layouts
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Couplers are what hold the cars together on a model railroad. They can also cause problems if they are not set properly. Cody Grivno shows you how to check to make sure your couplers are in good working order, and what to do […]
Thin Branch Series: Working with foam rocks
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page If you want to try a different material to make rocks for your model railroad, try foam. In this video, David shows how he added Mountains in Minutes foam rocks to our Thin Branch HO scale project railroad. […]
