Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This MR Video Plus exclusive layout visit to Tom Piccirillo’s Somerset County Traction System O scale layout reveals model railroad craftsmanship at its finest. Tom guides you on a tour of his freelance electric freight railroad, where the detailed scenery and scratch-built structures […]
The N scale Red Oak model train layout features a backdrop that runs down its center. Learn how the Model Railroader staff uses model trees and other scenery to conceal openings in the backdrop. Model Railroader editor Neil Besougloff and associate editor Steve Otte will also show you how to use scenery along the backdrop […]
Editor Neil Besougloff and associate editor Cody Grivno go over some of the finishing touches that the Model Railroader staff applied to the N scale Red Oak model train layout. While Cody is busy airbrushing track ballast, Neil points out some of the scenery and structure details added to the model railroad. You’ll also see […]
The N scale Red Oak model train layout features a backdrop that runs down its center. Learn how the Model Railroader staff uses model trees and other scenery to conceal openings in the backdrop. Model Railroader editor Neil Besougloff and associate editor Steve Otte will also show you how to use scenery along the backdrop […]
Editor Neil Besougloff and associate editor Cody Grivno go over some of the finishing touches that the Model Railroader staff applied to the N scale Red Oak model train layout. While Cody is busy airbrushing track ballast, Neil points out some of the scenery and structure details added to the model railroad. You’ll also see […]
Model Railroader editor Neil Besougloff continues work on the Red Oak layout’s Iowa scenery. He’ll also show you some of the structures that have been completed and are awaiting installation on the layout. Speaking of structures, associate editor Eric White is busy building a signal tower for the N scale model railroad. Associate editor Steve […]
Model Railroader editor Neil Besougloff continues work on the Red Oak layout’s Iowa scenery. He’ll also show you some of the structures that have been completed and are awaiting installation on the layout. Speaking of structures, associate editor Eric White is busy building a signal tower for the N scale model railroad. Associate editor Steve […]
It’s a busy day on the G scale Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh railroad. You’ll see many different steam powered trains on the move! You’ll see trains on tall trestles and short ones too! You will ride in the cab and caboose, and see the railroad go by from a hobo’s vantage point while perched […]
A New York Central freight passes the depot at the town of Black River, Ohio. This 1950s HO scale layout depicts a junction where the NYC crosses the Baltimore & Ohio. The Black River Junction was built as part of Model Railroader magazine’s Layout in a Week project in early February 2006. The construction crew […]
Railroad MOW sheds make easy scratchbuilding projects for a model railroad. In the article “A tale of two sheds” author Harold W. Russell describes two prototype railroad maintenance-of-way (MOW) sheds and includes scale drawings. Use the drawings and the article as a basis for a scratchbuilding project on your model railroad. Prototype drawings: Railroad MOW […]
C&NW 400 HO model Passenger Train (Part2) from GBA Productions on Vimeo. This video shows two Broadway Limited C&NW E7As pulling eight brass Nickle Plate passenger cars on my C&NW model railroad. This is an update from an earlier video, with more scenery completed. In this version, the 400 stops at Lakeview station to pick […]
Railroad equipment sustains a great deal of wear and tear as the freight cars travel about the country. For this reason, all cars receive careful attention from car inspectors anytime they move through a yard or terminal. Car inspectors are trained to look for anything that’s wrong with a freight car, from damaged safety appliances […]
