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Follow freight, passenger, and POV trains along Silicon Valley Free-moN’s layout at the Great Train Expo in Pleasanton, California. Modular layouts like Free-moN allow multiple members to run massive trains over many scale-miles of track (much more possible than at home!) while socializing and “suckering” newbies into the wonderful world of Model Railroading. Video shot […]
Name: New York Central Hudson Division Layout designer: Richard L. Stoving Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 23′-0″ x 23′-6″ Locale: New York State Hudson River Highlands Era: 1940s Style: walk in Minimum radius: 32″ Minimum turnout: no. 6 Maximum grade: 1.3 percent Originally appeared in the January 2014 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download […]
Name: Norfolk & Western Layout designer: John Armstrong Scale: O (1:48) Size: 30 x 40 feet Prototype: Norfolk & Western Locale: Not specified Era: Steam Style: Walkaround Mainline run: 275 feet (loop to loop) Minimum radius: 54″ (main line) (44″ branch line) Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), no. 6 (yard and secondary tracks) Maximum grade: […]
This is Ted McLean’s N scale railroad located just outside Philadelphia, PA. His scenery and reproduction of certain areas are impeccable. It’s a shame most of you can’t see it in person. It’s a masterpiece. Enjoy! Video shot by William Fagan […]
Name: Rice Harbor Layout designer: David Popp Scale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 5 x 8 feet, plus a 9″ x 40″ folding carfloat extension Prototype: freelanced short line Locale: coastal South Carolina Era: 1930s Style: island, portable Mainline run: 18 feet Minimum radius: 18″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 (main), Atlas 18″ radius Snap-Switch (spurs) Maximum grade: none […]
The new HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio Pere Marquette streamliner from Walthers features EMD E7A diesel-electric locomotives equipped with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders. The passenger car models feature overhead interior lighting. See and hear this detailed HO scale passenger train as it makes a run across the Model Railroader staff’s layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment of Video Step by Step, Cody Grivno shows you how to assemble a Walthers HO scale ranch tract house kit. In part 1 of 2 episodes, he covers wall assembly, preparing sub-assemblies, plus prepping and painting detail parts. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment of Video Step by Step, Cody Grivno shows you how to assemble a Walthers HO scale ranch tract house kit. In part 1 of 2 episodes, he covers wall assembly, preparing sub-assemblies, plus prepping and painting detail parts. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Some great new locomotives, freight cars, and other model railroading related items arrived this month at Cody’s Office. Associate editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to easily paint and install flexible acetal plastic handrails on your diesel locomotive models. As usual […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Some great new locomotives, freight cars, and other model railroading related items arrived this month at Cody’s Office. Associate editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to easily paint and install flexible acetal plastic handrails on your diesel locomotive models. As usual […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment, MR Senior Editor Dana Kawala shows you how to use simple and more advanced DCC programming to run multiple locomotives in a single consist. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment, MR Senior Editor Dana Kawala shows you how to use simple and more advanced DCC programming to run multiple locomotives in a single consist. […]
