Videos & Photos Archives - Page 213 of 307

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Working with static-grass mats

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Construction on MRVP’s HO scale Winston-Salem Southbound layout has come to a point where the scenery can start to take shape. In this installment, David shares a variety of techniques for applying ground covering, this time in the form of various grass mats […]

Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for August 2015

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode associate editor Cody Grivno will show you the RIP track on the Model Railroader staff’s club layout, the HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. He’ll also give you some tips for fixing up your freight car models, including adding coupler […]

DCC Programming: episode 16 – Building a locomotive roster

Dana Kawala and Ben Lake continue demonstrating JMRI (Java Model Railroad Interface).

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Hosts Dana Kawala and Ben Lake continue demonstrating how JMRI (Java Model Railroad Interface) can be used to put a home computer to good use on your model railroad. In this episode, the specific conversation focuses on DecoderPro, a tool that makes DCC […]

MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Herb & Mike Danneman’s HOn3 D&RGW

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A father and son team re-created the look of Colorado in their basement. The HOn3 Denver & Rio Grande Western of Herb & Mike Danneman is really 3-D artwork! […]

MRVP Video Vault – Weathering Railroad Models with Malcolm Furlow: Wood

Malcolm Furlow scraping, sanding, and staining wood used in model railroading projects

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Malcolm Furlow, a multi-talented artist and MR mainstay in the 1980s, shares his techniques for distressing, scraping, sanding, and staining wood used in model railroading projects. […]

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Swing-out section – Part 1

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video, David Popp uses MRVP’s HO scale Winston-Salem Southbound layout to demonstrate how to build a simple swing-out section that can easily extend the run of any model railroad. David first talks you through the design, before showing how to assemble […]

Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 26 – Mississippi River Rambler

A blue-painted locomotive leads a freight train in rolling terrain under blue skies.

Host Drew Halverson finds a way to escape the office for early spring and summer road trips to the banks of Big Muddy, the mighty Mississippi River! Drew and pal Tom “Sawyer” Danneman make the most of their one-day railfan outings, plus they even share a sneak peek of an amazing river-running HO scale layout […]

N&W 611, past and present

A close up shot of a train turning the corner

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Lionel Legacy Alco FA A-A diesel set video

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Ask MRVP: Episode 5

David Popp in Hawaiian shirt introducing video.

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp and others answer viewer questions about troublesome turnout issues, the iconic Cody’s Office runaway boxcar, cleaning layout scenery, visiting the Kalmbach Publishing Co. HQ, and much more! Watch the entire episode and you’ll even see how one viewer question prompted […]