Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Whether it’s a mountain face or just a simple outcropping, sooner or later you’ll probably need to model rocks on your layout. In this video, David shows you how he cast rocks from plaster for the Thin Branch project railroad. […]
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Building the HO scale Winter Hill Quarry Branch part 12
In this last installment of the Model Railroader staff’s project layout video series, you’ll get backdrop painting tips from MR illustrator Jay Smith. Follow along as Jay shows you how he added the quarry scene to help finish off the model train layout scenery. […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 4 – Montana
Drew Halverson and Tom Danneman take to the road to do some serious railfanning in Montana, and they bring you along for some great scenery and impressive trains. Drew and Tom also provide an assortment of great modeling tips. […]
In-depth Product Review: BLI USRA Heavy Pacific HO
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this In-Depth video review, Dana Kawala puts a new Broadway Limited HO scale Erie USRA K5 Heavy Pacific through its paces. Along the way, Dana discusses many of the spotting features of these big passenger steam locomotives. […]
How to install a DCC decoder in a Stewart F-unit
Terry Thompson shows you how to install a basic NCE Digital Command Control decoder in a Stewart HO scale F-unit. If you’ve never completed a DCC installation that requires soldering, this video project is a great way to learn how to get started. […]
VIDEO: Build a lighthouse beacon or Mars light
In the April 2013 issue, David Bodnar presents three lighting projects using a Picaxe controller and an LED. In this video, he demonstrates all three projects. […]
In-depth Product Review: Spring Mills Depot HO scale B&O I-12 caboose
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Want to see what MR Video Plus is about? Check out this free In-Depth Product Review video. Spring Mills Depot has released a limited run of Baltimore & Ohio I-12 cabooses in HO scale, and Jim Hediger puts the model to the test […]
Thin Branch Series: Painting track with an airbrush
To make your track look realistic, you need to paint it. Cody Grivno shows you how he painted the track for our Thin Branch project railroad using an airbrush and acrylic paints. […]
Carl Tuveson’s S gauge empire
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In-depth Product Review: Bachmann HO scale Alco S-2
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana reviews Bachmann’s new HO scale Alco S-2 switcher. Part of the Sound Value line, the switcher comes equipped with a DCC sound decoder, and we put it through its paces in this video. […]
Thin Branch Series: Building Benchwork Part 2 – Frames
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In part 2 of our benchwork video series, David Popp shows you how to make easy frames that can be used to support a variety of layout options. He also attaches the legs we built in part 1. […]
Thin Branch Series: Building benchwork part 1 – Legs
To build a model railroad you’ll need some sort of benchwork. In this video series we show you how to build easy yet sturdy benchwork that can be used on most any model railroad. In part 1, we start with simple leg assemblies. […]