This is the new part of my On30 Turtle Creek Central model railroad. […]
Member video: Turtle Creek Central part 3
Scale: HO Scale
Model Railroad Operations: Trailing and facing point moves
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader magazine’s contributing editor Andy Sperandeo shows how to make trailing and facing point switching maneuvers on a layout of any size or scale. Viewers get to see and hear Andy talking through the steps, as he operates a diesel locomotive on […]
Model Railroad Operations: Trailing and facing point moves
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader magazine’s contributing editor Andy Sperandeo shows how to make trailing and facing point switching maneuvers on a layout of any size or scale. Viewers get to see and hear Andy talking through the steps, as he operates a diesel locomotive on […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for May 2015
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out the latest locomotives, rolling stock, and other N, HO, and O scale model train products to arrive in Cody’s Office. In addition, Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno will show you how to install Kadee operating knuckle couplers on HO scale […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for May 2015
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out the latest locomotives, rolling stock, and other N, HO, and O scale model train products to arrive in Cody’s Office. In addition, Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno will show you how to install Kadee operating knuckle couplers on HO scale […]
Computer desktop wallpaper from the July 2015 Model Railroader
Click on the links to download the desktop wallpaper in your preferred screen size. The July issue of Model Railroader magazine features this standout trackside photo of Kenny Ravenscroft’s HO scale Pilar Valley Ry. This month you can download this image to use as a background on your computer screen. Click on your preferred image […]
HO scale Carol Valley RR
Name: Carol Valley RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 12′-9″ x 18′-6″ Prototype: freelanced subsidiary of Baltimore & Ohio Locale: West Virginia Era: early 1950s Style: around the walls with dropdown Mainline run: 70 feet point-to-point, 98 feet with continuous run Minimum radius: 20″ Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2 percent Benchwork: open grid, L-girder, […]
HO scale Cornbelt Northern RR
Name: Cornbelt Northern RR Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 30 x 54 feet Prototype: freelanced, inspired by Chicago & North Western, Great Northern, and Milwaukee Road Locale: upper Midwest Era: early 1950s Style: around the walls Mainline run: 215 feet Minimum radius: 36″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2 percent Height: 51″ to 57″ Roadbed: […]
MTH HO scale GE ES44AC diesel locomotive
For the last decade General Electric Evolution Series (GEVO) diesel locomotives have been a dominant force on Class 1 main lines, and increasingly in HO scale product lines. This latest HO GE ES44AC from MTH comes with a variety of user-controlled effects. Equipped with the firm’s Digital Command System, the model operates reliably on direct-current, […]
Quick Look: Walthers HO scale drive-in theater structure kit
Walthers HO scale drive-in theater structure kit Price: $49.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthers.com Comments: A drive-in theater can be an eye-catching feature on a model train layout. Now Walthers is rolling out its Skyview Drive-In, a styrene structure kit that lets you use a tablet computer […]
Quick Look: Atlas HO scale 50-foot double-door boxcar
Atlas HO scale 50-foot double-door boxcar Price: $32.95 (undecorated, $26.95) Manufacturer Atlas Model Railroad Co. 378 Florence Ave. Hillside, NJ 07205 www.atlasrr.com Road names: Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic; Canadian National; Maine Central; New York, New Haven & Hartford; St. Louis Southwestern; and Union Pacific (two numbers each). Era: 1957 to 1983 (as decorated) Comments: […]
Build the Black River Junction – part 2
A Baltimore & Ohio Fairbanks-Morse switcher clatters over the crossing at Black River Junction. Bill Zuback photo A key part of building a successful model railroad is that the project keeps your interest. One way to stay “hooked” when building a layout is to make sure you can run some trains as quickly as possible. […]
