Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page With the hardboard backdrop, light fixture, and valance now in place, MRVP’s narrow Winston-Salem HO project layout has become a tad too top-heavy. No worries! David Popp has a quick and effective solution for getting the layout back into balance, while still keeping […]
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Video: Korea Brass HO scale U25C with TCS WOWSound DCC decoder
The Korea Brass HO scale General Electric U25C features a Train Control Systems WOWDiesel Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch this HO scale diesel-electric locomotive model as it hauls a freight train on the Model Railroader staff’s model train layout. […]
Video: SoundTraxx Econami ECO-100 DCC decoder steam version
Senior editor Dana Kawala installed a SoundTraxx Econami ECO-100 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder into a Trix HO scale United States Railway Administration light 2-8-2 steam locomotive. Check out this demo of the new Econami decoder on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
T-Trak Group Project: Assembling a module, Part 2
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this second of of two videos, David Popp shows how to complete a standard T-Trak module by filling it with foam insulation board and attaching the N scale track (Kato USA Unitrack) in the specified position. The fun has only just begun, […]
T-Trak Group Project: Assembling a module, Part 1
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Compact tabletop model railroading comes to MRVP in a big way! In this first of two videos, David Popp shows how to assemble a standard 12 x 14-inch T-Trak module. A Dream Team of Kalmbach staffers and contributors will then develop unique […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for November 2015
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno is back in the workshop where he will show you the difference between Dullcote and fixative when weathering a model with pastel powders. He’ll also show you a selection of new model railroad products, including a quick […]
The Roundhouse: Episode 26
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller brings you this single-stall edition featuring NMRA Vice President and Master Model Railroader Gerry Leone. Hal points the conversation toward Gerry’s remarkable Bona Vista HO scale layout and its various iterations that have appeared in numerous Model Railroader publications. You’ll […]
Rehab My Railroad: Episode 11
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Rehab crew is back in the basement to get a number of projects on Chuck Sable’s HO scale layout underway. Host Drew Halverson and Chuck get things started by building up the terrain for a lakefront scene. David Popp shares details on […]
MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Chuck Hitchcock’s HO scale AT&SF
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP Video Vault host Allen Keller visits Chuck Hitchcock’s Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Argentine Division HO scale layout that depicts transition-era railroading and scenery in the heart of Kansas. […]
MRVP Video Vault – Weathering Railroad Models with Malcolm Furlow: Steam locomotives
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Multi-talented model railroader Malcolm Furlow demonstrates techniques for weathering an out-of-the-box steam locomotive. Malcolm adds his artistry using chalks, drybrushing, and an airbrush. […]
December News & Products bonus: National Train Show video
Contributing editor Pelle Søeborg joined associate editor Cody Grivno and other Model Railroader staff members at the 2015 National Train Show in Portland, Ore. Check out highlights from the show, including interviews with several hobby manufacturers debuting new locomotives, rolling stock, and more at the show. […]
Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Installing a hardboard backdrop, Part 4
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The next step to installing the backdrop for our HO scale Winston-Salem project layout is to prime and paint the hardboard. David Popp shares the products, tools, and techniques he uses to apply a smooth and even finish that enhances the overall appearance […]