WalthersMainline General Steel Castings 53-foot bulkhead flatcar Senior Editor Cody Grivno reviews the HO scale General Steel Castings 53-foot bulkhead flatcar from Wm. K. Walthers Inc. The model, part of the WalthersMainline, has a newly tooled die-cast metal body and is offered in six paint schemes (and undecorated). The model is based on full-size cars […]
Tangent Scale Models HO scale 86-foot quad-door high-cube boxcar Watch as Editor Eric White reviews these new 86-foot quad-door high-cube boxcars from Tangent Scale Models. Eric goes over the underbody details and checks the trucks, couplers, and car weight on this new model. Get a closeup look at all of the separately applied detail and […]
Athearn Genesis 2.0 Electro-Motive Diesel SD70M-2 Bring the modern era to your HO scale model railroad with the Athearn Genesis 2.0 Electro-Motive Diesel SD70M-2. Senior Editor Cody Grivno reviews this HO scale model. See (and hear) the features on the model and watch it lead a train on Model Railroader’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy staff […]
An afternoon passenger train run on the Jericho & Mt. Zion Railway Name: Ray Wheeler Railroad Name: Jericho & Mt. Zion Railway Location: Lynnwood, WA Scale: G scale Theme: Tourist railroad with freight operations in the modern era Description: J&MtZ 4-6-0 #17 makes the run with the afternoon passenger train. Music from Epidemic Sound, “Waiting […]
This review of the Lionel Legacy Acela High Speed Train Set is by Chris Montagna of the popular Chris’s Trains and Things channel on YouTube. One of the more highly-anticipated models from Lionel in its 2021 Volume 1 catalog was the re-release of the Acela High-Speed Train Set. We’ve come to expect Lionel to re-release […]
Shaping the Diorama – Kathy Millatt’s Let’s Make a Scene video series first appeared on Model Railroader Video Plus, and now continues on Trains.com. In this episode, you can follow along as she forges ahead with the basic framework, ground contours, and rocks of her spring and fall season scenery diorama. Even better, Kathy has […]
Midday Modeler — 05.18.2022 — This week hosted by Hal Miller. This week Hal and company offer up modeling tips, tricks, and updates. Hal and Cody Grivno start off with a review of new shiny red and chrome Santa Fe locomotives in large scale. Hal offers up smoke fluid demonstrations. David Popp and Brian Schmidt […]
Midday Modeler — 05.11.2022 — in this episode, Hal Miller, Cody Grivno, and Eric White talk about the modeling, toy trains, and Model Railroader! Midday Modeler is a new, regular video segment, recorded live and unscripted at Kalmbach Media beginning in February 2022. The segment features Kalmbach Media staff modeling and talking about model railroads in a […]
Making grade crossing signals: Work is coming to an end on the State Line Route N scale model railroad, but not before adding some final details. In this episode, David Popp shows how to make grade crossing signals using parts from various manufacturers. The modeling tools he uses for this project are available for purchase […]
Midday Modeler – 05.04.2022: This week on Midday Modeler, Classic Toy Trains editor Hal Miller hosts a conversation with eminent toy train enthusiast and YouTuber, Chris Raines. Chris talks about his experiences with toy trains and also the hobby’s direction with the younger crowd. Midday Modeler is a new, regular video segment, recorded live and […]
DCC install for n scale | As the crew nears completion of the State Line Route N scale (1:160) model railroad, it’s time to get the locomotives ready to run. In this episode, David Popp shares how to install a Train Control Systems (TCS) AMD4 DCC decoder into an N scale Atlas diesel locomotive. Follow […]
Spring TCA York 2022 notes from the field. CTT Editor Hal Miller visits the April 28-30 Eastern Division of the Train Collectors Association event in York, Pa. He checks out the O, S, and Standard gauge trains and talks to some of the personalities at the show, including YouTubers Chris’s Trains & Things, Sid’s Trains, […]
