MTH HO scale C44-9W diesel locomotive The General Electric C44-9W was one of the most popular locomotives of the 1990s, helping establish GE as the dominant locomotive builder in North America. These six-axle beasts are now available in HO scale from MTH Electric Trains. The prototype. The 4,400-horsepower Dash-9 road freight locomotives were built from […]
Scale: HO Scale
ScaleTrains.com HO scale insulated boxcar
ScaleTrains.com HO scale insulated boxcar The ScaleTrains.com HO scale insulated boxcar kit includes everything shown above. The underside of the boxcar features well-defined molded details. Got five minutes? Then you have enough time to build ScaleTrains.com’s HO scale Evans 5,100-cubic-foot-capacity double-plug-door boxcar. The freight car, part of the company’s Kit Classics line, features a one-piece […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 11
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Nailed it! That’s just one of the responses David Popp offers to the numerous questions that he addresses in this month’s episode of Ask MRVP! Along with David Popp, Cody Grivno also chimes in to answer YOUR inquiries related to layout scenery, trackwork, […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 11
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Nailed it! That’s just one of the responses David Popp offers to the numerous questions that he addresses in this month’s episode of Ask MRVP! Along with David Popp, Cody Grivno also chimes in to answer YOUR inquiries related to layout scenery, trackwork, […]
New model trains for the week of March 3, 2015
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD40-2 diesel locomotive. Canadian National (North America scheme with Grand Trunk Western reporting marks), Illinois Central (black), Milwaukee Road (Hiawatha scheme), Missouri Pacific (Jenks Blue with screaming eagle), Soo Line (red and white), and Union Pacific (modern scheme). Four road numbers per scheme. Road-number-specific details, wire grab irons, and see-through […]
Member video: Arcadia & Betsey River Ry. layout tour, part 2
Willamette No. 17 hauls a string of loaded log cars to the operating log dump on the HO scale Arcadia & Betsey River Ry. […]
Member video: Arcadia & Betsey River Ry. layout tour, part 2
Willamette No. 17 hauls a string of loaded log cars to the operating log dump on the HO scale Arcadia & Betsey River Ry. […]
Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Painting an EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, Part 7 – Fine detail painting
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody is working quickly toward outfitting our HO scale Winston-Salem GP9 diesel locomotive with the essential fine details and weathering effects. In this video, he shares how he touched up minor flaws in the decal application and added a few more detail parts. […]
Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Painting an EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, Part 7 – Fine detail painting
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody is working quickly toward outfitting our HO scale Winston-Salem GP9 diesel locomotive with the essential fine details and weathering effects. In this video, he shares how he touched up minor flaws in the decal application and added a few more detail parts. […]
Member video: Southern Pacific at Quisling, Calif.
Brian Moore added an extra four feet of boards to both ends of his module to make it 24 feet long. More industry and MoW at one end and some street running at the other. […]
Member video: Southern Pacific at Quisling, Calif.
Brian Moore added an extra four feet of boards to both ends of his module to make it 24 feet long. More industry and MoW at one end and some street running at the other. […]
Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Painting an EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, Part 6 – Applying front end decals
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page With the long hood stripes in place, Cody now turns to applying decals on the short hood and cab of our HO scale Winston-Salem diesel locomotive. Check out the techniques that make this effort go smoothly and yield great results! […]