Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Milwaukee, Racine & Troy is Model Railroader magazine’s HO scale club layout. This introductory video provides an overview of the line from Milwaukee to Williams Bay and is the first in a planned series that will explore the construction and operation of […]
Section: Modeling
Layout Visits: David Popp’s N scale Naugatuck Valley
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp’s N scale Naugatuck Valley has been featured in the pages of Model Railroader magazine for years. In this video tour, David shows your around the nearly completed layout and provides a few design and modeling tips along the way. […]
Layout Visits: David Popp’s N scale Naugatuck Valley
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp’s N scale Naugatuck Valley has been featured in the pages of Model Railroader magazine for years. In this video tour, David shows your around the nearly completed layout and provides a few design and modeling tips along the way. […]
Build the HO scale Beer Line: Add lights to a layout
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader’s HO scale Beer Line layout was built to celebrate the magazine’s 75th anniversary. In this video, David Popp shows you how he added miniature lighting to the layout. This is a project that can be accomplished on most model railroads. […]
Build the HO scale Beer Line: Add lights to a layout
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader’s HO scale Beer Line layout was built to celebrate the magazine’s 75th anniversary. In this video, David Popp shows you how he added miniature lighting to the layout. This is a project that can be accomplished on most model railroads. […]
Thin Branch Series: Wire a power reversing switch
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Power-reversing switches are commonly used when wiring switch motors or creating reverse loops on DC-powered layouts. Learn how to make your own reversing switches using a common double-pole double throw toggle switch. […]
Thin Branch Series: Working with cork roadbed
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cork is one of the common materials used when adding roadbed to a layout. In this video David Popp explains how to get the best results with cork, and he shows you how to lay one of the more difficult pieces of roadbed […]
Thin Branch Series: Working with cork roadbed
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cork is one of the common materials used when adding roadbed to a layout. In this video David Popp explains how to get the best results with cork, and he shows you how to lay one of the more difficult pieces of roadbed […]
Thin Branch Series: How to soldering rail joints
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Metal rail joiners are a poor conductor of electricity. As shown in this video, soldering the rail joints improves electrical conductivity and provides more reliable locomotive operation. […]
Thin Branch Series: Laying track
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Time to lay the track on our HO scale Thin Branch. In this video David Popp shows how he starts with the complex stuff first, making the entire tracklaying project a breeze! […]
Thin Branch Series: Laying track
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Time to lay the track on our HO scale Thin Branch. In this video David Popp shows how he starts with the complex stuff first, making the entire tracklaying project a breeze! […]
Thin Branch Series: How to soldering rail joints
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Metal rail joiners are a poor conductor of electricity. As shown in this video, soldering the rail joints improves electrical conductivity and provides more reliable locomotive operation. […]