Don’t miss the 10 inspiring layouts featured in Great Model Railroads 2016. This special issue of Model Railroader magazine features a wide variety of model train layouts in N, HO, S, and O scales. As a special online bonus, you can download computer desktop wallpaper from each of the featured layouts. Want to see more […]
I completed the HO Wig-Wag crossing using an actual 3mm magnetic actuator on the pole made from a modified coreless motor inside a brass shim-stock enclosure. The 3-phases windings are driven by an Arduino. The wig-wag crossing was made from a kit from Showcase Miniatures and tools from the Small Shop. Yes, this was wired […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A brand-new season of Rehab My Railroad is finally here! This time host Drew Halverson and layout owner Chuck Sable get involved in the renovation work MRVP talents David Popp and Cody Grivno begin last year on Chuck’s HO scale model railroad. Of […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A brand-new season of Rehab My Railroad is finally here! This time host Drew Halverson and layout owner Chuck Sable get involved in the renovation work MRVP talents David Popp and Cody Grivno begin last year on Chuck’s HO scale model railroad. Of […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Multi-talented artist and model railroader Malcolm Furlow demonstrates techniques for simulating metal oxidation and corrosion on styrene parts. He then turns to aging plaster and plastic components used to represent masonry. And if that’s not enough, Malcolm also shares a few additional structure […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Trace the origins of the famous Virginian & Ohio that highlighted the pages of Model Railroader magazine throughout the 1980s. Host Allen Keller interviews the man behind the layout that was as much of a real railroad as a model can be! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Trace the origins of the famous Virginian & Ohio that highlighted the pages of Model Railroader magazine throughout the 1980s. Host Allen Keller interviews the man behind the layout that was as much of a real railroad as a model can be! […]
Classic Toy Trains magazine Editor Hal Miller demonstrates his quick and easy techniques for replacing those worn out rubber traction tires found on many O gauge steam and diesel locomotives. […]
Classic Toy Trains magazine Editor Hal Miller demonstrates his quick and easy techniques for replacing those worn out rubber traction tires found on many O gauge steam and diesel locomotives. […]
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment covers Gordon Calahan’s large scale rendition of a German railroad operating during WWII. […]
This PBS Tracks Ahead segment covers Gordon Calahan’s large scale rendition of a German railroad operating during WWII. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, David begins painting the small industrial structure for MRVP’s HO scale Winston-Salem Southbound layout. He provides tips and techniques for using an airbrush to paint the base color, before masking off the walls to paint the windows, doors, and roof. […]
