Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s nothing quite like a summer in Wisconsin to make David want to return to his warm and dry basement for more work on expanding the Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout! In this video blog, David sheds the hat and gloves and picks […]
Modeling Topic: Scenery
Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 7 – A Rock’n Project
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Who takes a summer break from modeling when it’s constantly raining outside? Certainly not David, ’cause he’s busy rock’n out in his basement! In this episode, he tackles the challenges of adding new rock formations to the expanding Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. […]
Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 7 – A Rock’n Project
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Who takes a summer break from modeling when it’s constantly raining outside? Certainly not David, ’cause he’s busy rock’n out in his basement! In this episode, he tackles the challenges of adding new rock formations to the expanding Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. […]
The Best Scenery Tips and Instructions for your Layout
Inside this exclusive 30-page supplement from Classic Toy Trains you will find tips and instructions on everything you need to know about building scenery. Build a hidden corner Add a gorge to your layout Construct customized elevated bridges Build a mountain and tunnel Use ceiling tile for scenery Enter your email address below to download […]
The Salt Lake Route, Part 6 – Industry and yard scenery
In the final installment of our N scale project layout series, Dick Christianson explains how he modeled the industries and yard in Caliente, Nev. Fig. 1 Backdrop. Lacking enough sky to cover the tempered hardboard, Dick cut the sky and clouds from the photo and let the blue backdrop suffice. Fig. 2 Protective covering. Dick […]
Off The Rails: Episode 15
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Show host Gerry Leone (and his sidekick Loretta) makes the most of the clutter and junk that seem to occupy space on nearly every modeler’s workbench. True to form, Gerry has clever uses for plastic packaging, dirty micro-brushes, and even dried paint spills […]
Off The Rails: Episode 15
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Show host Gerry Leone (and his sidekick Loretta) makes the most of the clutter and junk that seem to occupy space on nearly every modeler’s workbench. True to form, Gerry has clever uses for plastic packaging, dirty micro-brushes, and even dried paint spills […]
The Roundhouse: Episode 29
The Roundhouse host Hal Miller brings Model Railroader magazine notables Neil Besougloff and Tony Koester to the table. The topic of discussion relates to rising talents who are working to bring The World’s Greatest Hobby to the next level! […]
The Roundhouse: Episode 29
The Roundhouse host Hal Miller brings Model Railroader magazine notables Neil Besougloff and Tony Koester to the table. The topic of discussion relates to rising talents who are working to bring The World’s Greatest Hobby to the next level! […]
Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 6 – Track deliberations
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David is eager to get out of the basement and enjoy the summer weather! But before heading into the great outdoors, he’s bound and determined to sort out a few track, scenery, and benchwork issues on the expanding Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. […]
Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 6 – Track deliberations
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David is eager to get out of the basement and enjoy the summer weather! But before heading into the great outdoors, he’s bound and determined to sort out a few track, scenery, and benchwork issues on the expanding Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. […]
The Salt Lake Route, Part 5 – Easy-to-build desert scenery
Union Pacific road diesels lead a stack train along the Meadow Valley Wash. Dick Christianson explains how he scenicked this side of our N scale project layout. photo by Bill Zuback Fig. 1 Cutting foam. Dick’s friend Stener Harildstad used a serrated kitchen knife to cut the extruded-foam insulation board. The sloping contour of the […]