Willow Creek Railroad – Operations: Local freights

the Willow Creek Railroad, an HO-scale 400-square-foot layout set in the early 1950s

This video is part of a planned series that highlights operations on the Willow Creek Railroad, an HO-scale 400-square-foot layout set in the early 1950s. This video describes and demonstrates the operations of Local Freight trains on the layout as we follow the work of the River Job Turn. Video by Rod Vance. […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 24

David Popp standing at a table in the Model Railroader workshop introducing a video.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Looks like show host David Popp (and the crew too) has a case of spring fever! What a perfect reason for this episode of Ask MRVP to venture into “wild” Wisconsin! This month, David tackles Q&As from the MR workshop, the aisles of […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 24

David Popp standing at a table in the Model Railroader workshop introducing a video.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Looks like show host David Popp (and the crew too) has a case of spring fever! What a perfect reason for this episode of Ask MRVP to venture into “wild” Wisconsin! This month, David tackles Q&As from the MR workshop, the aisles of […]

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Lionel’s Disappearing Train Layout

Lionel’s Disappearing Train Layout

  This free PDF exposes the secret behind one of Lionel’s greatest layouts; The Lionel disappearing train tunnel adds a wow factor to any classic toy train layout. Explore the detailed illustrations for assembling Lionel’s D-27 disappearing train layout in this free download. […]

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Another N scale micro layout

N scale micro-layout project

Here is a time-lapse video of the construction of my latest N scale micro-layout project. The layout is a bit less than 24″ in diameter and features a track radius that averages around 9″. The track is ballasted and weathered Kato Unitrack, and the overall layout construction is foam insulation board on top of a […]

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HO scale Union Pacific Daneburg Subdivison

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Name: Union Pacific Daneburg ­Subdivision Layout owner: Pelle Soeborg Scale: HO Size: 11 x 22 feet Prototype: Union Pacific Locale: Freelanced, based on eastern Nebraska and western Iowa Era: present-day Layout style: around the walls Mainline: 60 feet (excluding staging) Minimum radius: 33″ Track: flextrack: code 83 (main), 70 (sidings), and 55 (spurs) Turnouts: no. 6 […]

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N scale Canadian National Ashcroft Subdivision

N scale Canadian National Ashcroft Subdivision

Name: Canadian National Ashcroft Subdivision Layout owner: Scott Lamoureux Scale: N (1:160) Size: 7 x 10 feet Prototype: Canadian National Locale: British Columbia Era: modern Style: around the walls Mainline run: 28 feet Minimum radius: 15″ Minimum turnout: none Maximum grade: none Benchwork: open grid Height: 46″ Roadbed: Woodland Scenics foam Track: code 55 Scenery: […]

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Computer desktop wallpaper from the May 2017 Model Railroader

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Click on the links at left to download the computer desktop wallpaper. A Union Pacific freight rolls past a Midwestern cornfield on contributing editor Pelle Søeborg’s new HO scale Daneburg Subdivision model railroad. Click on the links below to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Download the 1600 x 900 image Download […]

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