MR Insider Weekly: August 25, 2014

Drew Halverson, Dana Kawala, and Ben Lake at the MR&T HO scale layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page This week on MR Insider, Drew Halverson stops by the MR&T HO scale layout to see what Dana Kawala and Ben Lake have set for the latest MR/MRVP Product Review. Dana shares some of the preparations he makes before demonstrating a locomotive on […]

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Cody’s Workshop: Episode 18 – Modeling hay bales

farm field scene on a model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode Cody shows how to makes pasture-perfect hay bales in minutes. He also demonstrates a practical new product used for checking rolling stock weight and coupler height against recommended standards. Cody answers as many of your questions and comments as possible, […]

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Cody’s Workshop: Episode 18 – Modeling hay bales

farm field scene on a model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode Cody shows how to makes pasture-perfect hay bales in minutes. He also demonstrates a practical new product used for checking rolling stock weight and coupler height against recommended standards. Cody answers as many of your questions and comments as possible, […]

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HO scale Doswell Junction

DoswellJunction

Name: Doswell Junction Layout designer: Robert W. Sprague Scale: HO (1:87.1) Room size: 10 x 13 feet Prototype: Chesapeake & Ohio and Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Locale: Doswell, Va. Era: 1979 to 1980 Style: around the walls Mainline run: 33 feet (RF&P), 38 feet (C&O) Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: none […]

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HOn3 East Broad Top RR

EastBroadTopRR

Name: East Broad Top RR Layout designer: Ron Pearson Scale: HOn3 (1:87.1, 3-foot gauge) Size: 24 x 33 feet Prototype: East Broad Top RR Locale: South-central Pennsylvania Era: late 1940s Style: multiple deck walk-in Mainline run: 170 feet Minimum radius: 22″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 3.1 percent Originally appeared in the October 2014 […]

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HO scale Tennessee Midland Ry. Co.

TennesseeMidlandRyCo

Name: Tennessee Midland Ry. Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 30 x 40 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: West Virginia and Tennessee Era: mid-1980s Style: Walk around Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 40 inches Minimum turnout: no. 6 mainline, no. 4 siding Maximum grade: 1.5 percent Originally appeared in the October 2014 Model Railroader. Click on the […]

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DCC Programming: episode 10 – Function mapping

Dana Kawala customizing buttons on a DCC throttle.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page DCC Programming Series host Dana Kawala demonstrates how to customize buttons on your DCC throttle to control specific functions. This option gives DCC operators the ability to shift preferred, frequently used, or hard-to-access functions to a single keystroke. Plus, you’ll also see how […]

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DCC Programming: episode 10 – Function mapping

Dana Kawala customizing buttons on a DCC throttle.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   DCC Programming Series host Dana Kawala demonstrates how to customize buttons on your DCC throttle to control specific functions. This option gives DCC operators the ability to shift preferred, frequently used, or hard-to-access functions to a single keystroke. Plus, you’ll also see […]

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The Roundhouse: Episode 20

Hal Miller, David Popp, and Jim Kelly

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller welcomes former Model Railroader magazine managing editors Jim Kelly and David Popp to the table to share insights on something else they have in common — N scale model railroading. The guys talk about how they got started working with […]

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The Roundhouse: Episode 20

Hal Miller, David Popp, and Jim Kelly

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Hal Miller welcomes former Model Railroader magazine managing editors Jim Kelly and David Popp to the table to share insights on something else they have in common — N scale model railroading. The guys talk about how they got started working with […]

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