MTH HO scale PRR H10s

MTH HO scale PRR H10s

MTH HO scale PRR class H10s Consolidation Pennsylvania RR modelers will be glad to see MTH’s latest HO scale offering on their hobby shop shelves – an authentically modeled PRR class H10s Consolidation, complete with that railroad’s characteristic Belpaire firebox. Thanks to its die-cast boiler and traction tires, this hefty hauler musters enough drawbar power […]

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Walthers HO scale Broadway Limited sleeper and observation car

Walthers HO scale Broadway Limited sleeper and observation car

Walthers HO scale Broadway Limited sleeper and observation car Walthers HO scale sleeper interior By the 1960s, many passenger trains had become shadows of their former selves, but one soldiered on, providing all-sleeping-car service as it had from the beginning of the 20th century, the Broadway Limited. Modelers who wish to replicate this train late […]

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Quick Look: Atlas HO scale 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper

Atlas HO scale 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper

Atlas HO scale 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper Price: $21.95 Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Era: 1964-1973 (as decorated) Road names: Interstate, Clinchfield, Montour, and Nickel Plate Road. Two numbers per scheme. Comments: Atlas is offering its Association of American Railroads 50-ton offset-side two-bay hopper with oval heap shields […]

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Weathering freight cars, Part 1

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that we’ve marshaled the locomotive and rolling stock for our HO scale Winston-Salem layout, it’s time to make them look like they’ve been busy haulin’ freight! In this initial video, David Popp shows how to apply realistic weathering effects to composite freight […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 13

David Popp wearing a Hawaiian shirt and holding up a small piece of foam board.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Not even triskaidekaphobia can prevent host David Popp from addressing a slew (but not 13) of your model railroad-related questions in the May edition of Ask MRVP! From inquires regarding layout construction through walls to working with specific types of track to adding […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 13

David Popp wearing a Hawaiian shirt and holding up a small piece of foam board.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Not even triskaidekaphobia can prevent host David Popp from addressing a slew (but not 13) of your model railroad-related questions in the May edition of Ask MRVP! From inquires regarding layout construction through walls to working with specific types of track to adding […]

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Video: Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2F

Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2F

For the first time in plastic, a General Motors Diesel Division SD40-2F is available as an HO scale model thanks to Bowser Trains. We tested a version that came factory-equipped with an ESU LokSound decoder. Watch as we put this Canadian freight hauler to work on the Model Railroader staff’s layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & […]

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Video: Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2F

Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2F

For the first time in plastic, a General Motors Diesel Division SD40-2F is available as an HO scale model thanks to Bowser Trains. We tested a version that came factory-equipped with an ESU LokSound decoder. Watch as we put this Canadian freight hauler to work on the Model Railroader staff’s layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & […]

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Video: WalthersMainline HO scale SD70ACe

WalthersMainline HO scale SD70ACe

This HO scale Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe from Walthers models a modern era workhorse. Part of the WalthersMainline series the locomotive model includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Get a demo of some of the locomotive’s features as it hauls a model train on one of the Model Railroader staff’s project layouts. […]

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