MR Insider Weekly: August 4, 2014

Drew Halverson

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MR Insider Weekly for August 4, 2014, gives you a chance to ride with host Drew Halverson and Tom “Sherpa” Danneman, art director for Trains magazine, on an epic Drew’s Trackside Adventure to Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota! Fast-paced trains, stunning, model-worthy scenery, […]

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MR Insider: National New York Central Railroad Museum

National New York Central Railroad Museum sign

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page While MRVP Producer David Popp and MR Editor Neil Besougloff were heading to Cleveland, Ohio, for the NMRA National Convention 2014, they took a side trip to Elkhart, Ind., to visit the National New York Central Museum. Steam, diesel and electric motive power […]

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 16 – Shaping scenery forms

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video, Kent Johnson shares techniques he uses to transform the stacks of flexible foam blocks into a more natural, gradually sloping mountainside on MRVP’s On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. You’ll see how to work with a handy hot wire cutting […]

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 16 – Shaping scenery forms

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video, Kent Johnson shares techniques he uses to transform the stacks of flexible foam blocks into a more natural, gradually sloping mountainside on MRVP’s On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. You’ll see how to work with a handy hot wire cutting […]

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MR Insider Weekly: July 28, 2014

Ben Lake at his desk

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala’s DCC Programming Series has struck a chord with MRVP viewers! So this week on MR Insider Weekly, Ben Lake gets the scoop on the next episode addressing Configuration Variable (CV) 29. In addition to a quick preview of the forthcoming (arriving […]

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HO scale Cascade & Columbia River RR

CascadeColumbiaRiver

Name: Cascade & Columbia River RR Layout designer: Bob Sprague Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 15′-0″ x 21′-0″ Prototype: Cascade & Columbia River RR Locale: Washington state Era: Present day Style: walkaround Minimum radius: 27.5″ (main), 18″ (industrial) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Originally appeared in the August 2014 Model Railroader. Click on […]

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HO scale Clinch Mountain Ry.

ClinchMountainRy

Name: Clinch Mountain Ry. Layout designer: Dave MacPherson Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 10 x 13 plus 10 x 20 feet Theme: Freelanced bridge route Locale: New England Era: 1952-1963 Style: walk-in Mainline run: 110 feet Minimum radius: 26″ (main), 18″ (industries) Minimum turnout: no. 6 (main), no. 4 (yards) Maximum grade: 3 percent Originally appeared […]

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N scale Gulf, Atlanta & Eastern

GulfAtlantaEastern

Name: Gulf, Atlanta & Eastern Layout designer: Alastair Reynolds Scale: N (1:160) Size: 11 x 12 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: Georgia Era: steam-to-diesel transition Style: walk-in Mainline run: 72 feet Minimum radius: 11″ (hidden), 15″ (visible) Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 4 percent (2 percent on main line) Originally appeared in the September 2014 […]

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MR Insider: 2014 National Train Show, Part 2

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The MR/MRVP Dream Team including David, Neil, Dana, Cody, and publisher Kevin Keefe, continues their coverage of the 2014 National Train Show in Cleveland, Ohio. In part 2 of 2 videos, Cody talks with more manufacturers eager to share their exciting new products […]

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