Athearn HO scale Fruit Growers Express refrigerator car A 57-foot, sound-equipped mechanical refrigerator car has been added to the Athearn Genesis line. The HO scale model, based on a Fruit Growers Express (FGE) prototoype, is offered in nine different body styles with prototype-specific sills and door hardware. Our sample is decorated as BNSF Ry. no. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In September’s Workshop, Cody shows you how to plug holes in plastic models left by running boards. He also shows you how to build a coupler-painting jig, as seem in a recent Pelle Søeborg MR article. And he answers some viewer mail questions […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In September’s Workshop, Cody shows you how to plug holes in plastic models left by running boards. He also shows you how to build a coupler-painting jig, as seem in a recent Pelle Søeborg MR article. And he answers some viewer mail questions […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Walthers’ newest version of its HO scale EMD GP20 now comes with a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control decoder. Dana Kawala takes the model out to do some switching work on the MR&T in this video. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Walthers’ newest version of its HO scale EMD GP20 now comes with a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control decoder. Dana Kawala takes the model out to do some switching work on the MR&T in this video. […]
On September 6, George Sellios announced that he and his company, Fine Scale Miniatures, will retire from the craftsman-kit manufacturing business. For 48 years Fine Scale Miniatures (FSM) has made wood craftsman kits for model railroaders. The last kit offered by the firm will be the HO scale Jamestown Water Stop. For more information, visit […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The subject of this month’s In-Depth Product Review is Hornby’s HO scale Heisler steam locomotive, updated with an ESU Digital Command Control sound decoder. Dana Kawala shows you what makes the model tick in this video, and he takes the engine for a […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The subject of this month’s In-Depth Product Review is Hornby’s HO scale Heisler steam locomotive, updated with an ESU Digital Command Control sound decoder. Dana Kawala shows you what makes the model tick in this video, and he takes the engine for a […]
Name: Eaglecreek & Northern Ry. engine terminal module Layout designer: Flemming Ørneholm’s Size: 2 x 5 feet with 41⁄2″ x 10′-0″ staging track shelf Prototype: Union Pacific Locale: western United States Era: 1955 Style: module Minimum radius: 28″ Originally appeared in the October 2013 Model Railroader. Click on the link to download the PDF of […]
Although simulated corrugated metal siding on plastic structure kits has good molded detail, it takes some careful painting to make it look realistic. David shows you a simple set of techniques for painting corrugated metal siding with an airbrush as he finishes the coal tipple for our HO scale Thin Branch project layout. […]
Although simulated corrugated metal siding on plastic structure kits has good molded detail, it takes some careful painting to make it look realistic. David shows you a simple set of techniques for painting corrugated metal siding with an airbrush as he finishes the coal tipple for our HO scale Thin Branch project layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Want to know how to touchup the surrounding scenery after pouring resin water? That’s just one of the projects Cody tackles this month in the MR Workshop. Cody also shares a great tool for neatening up your layout wiring, and he explains how […]
