Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Can you believe Gerry Leone made it through an entire year of hosting Off The Rails?! In this episode, host Gerry Leone and his furry friends take time to thank the loyal followers of the show, award a special OTR gift to one […]
Modeling Topic: Scenery
Off The Rails: Episode 13
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Can you believe Gerry Leone made it through an entire year of hosting Off The Rails?! In this episode, host Gerry Leone and his furry friends take time to thank the loyal followers of the show, award a special OTR gift to one […]
6 ways to improve your toy train scenery
Whether your toy train layouts are basic or hi-rail, we’ve assembled scenery projects to inspire you to make your railroad all you want it to be! Inside, you’ll learn how to: Make a gorge or creek bed for an O or S gauge railroad Create a miniature welding scene or quick-and-easy junked cars Use forced […]
Off The Rails: Episode 9
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page It’s confirmed. Our pal and Contributing Editor Gerry Leone is full of hot air! In this episode of MRVP’s Off The Rails, he puts it to good use as he dusts off an old technique/tool for applying scenery to a model railroad. […]
Off The Rails: Episode 9
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page It’s confirmed. Our pal and Contributing Editor Gerry Leone is full of hot air! In this episode of MRVP’s Off The Rails, he puts it to good use as he dusts off an old technique/tool for applying scenery to a model railroad. […]
Peco static grass products
Pro Grass Micro Applicator, $109.99; static grass, $6.99 (.7 ounce bag) to $22.99 (3.5 ounce bag); grass tufts, $8.99 to $10.99 Peco, a manufacturer long known for producing track in Z, N, HO, O, and large scales and structures in N, HO, and O, recently entered the scenery market. The initial offerings in the Peco […]
Video: HO scale Western Pacific RR
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Jim Pendley’s HO scale Western Pacific RR was featured in the December 2016 Model Railroader and Great Model Railroads 2009. The layout’s dramatic scenery depicts what railroading was like in the deep canyons of the Feather River in Northern California. Jim also enjoys […]
Video: HO scale Western Pacific RR
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Jim Pendley’s HO scale Western Pacific RR was featured in the December 2016 Model Railroader and Great Model Railroads 2009. The layout’s dramatic scenery depicts what railroading was like in the deep canyons of the Feather River in Northern California. Jim also enjoys […]
Off The Rails: Episode 6
This episode of Off The Rails is nuts! But it’ll make perfect sense to a smart and savvy model railroader like you, and the show host Gerry Leone! While Gerry ventures away from the rails, he still manages to keep right on track in one particular aisle of his local hardware store. Join him as […]
Off The Rails: Episode 6
This episode of Off The Rails is nuts! But it’ll make perfect sense to a smart and savvy model railroader like you, and the show host Gerry Leone! While Gerry ventures away from the rails, he still manages to keep right on track in one particular aisle of his local hardware store. Join him as […]
How-to Library: Cast your own rock molds, Part 2
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone completes this How-To Library mini-series by demonstrating the steps for casting lightweight plaster rocks using the molds created in Part 1. He then shares his expert techniques for staining rocks to give them a natural-looking appearance. […]
How-to Library: Cast your own rock molds, Part 2
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone completes this How-To Library mini-series by demonstrating the steps for casting lightweight plaster rocks using the molds created in Part 1. He then shares his expert techniques for staining rocks to give them a natural-looking appearance. […]