This trio of Rapido HO Alco FAs strut their stuff around the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
Rapido HO scale Alco FA-2 FB-2
Section: Modeling
Expert Scratchbuilding Tips with Renee Grosser: Part 3, Doors and Windows
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Expert modeler Renee Grosser demonstrates how she makes window and door openings in the O scale structures she likes to scratchbuild using sheet styrene material. You’ll also see how she prepares some of the finishing details and weathering effects for her farmhouse project. […]
Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Switching the Winston-Salem Southbound
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Work on our Winston-Salem Southbound HO scale layout is complete. Now it’s time to try running it like the real thing! Once the paperwork is order, David Popp walks first-time operator Jenny Maaske through a typical switching sequence. Along the way, David explains […]
Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Switching the Winston-Salem Southbound
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Work on our Winston-Salem Southbound HO scale layout is complete. Now it’s time to try running it like the real thing! Once the paperwork is order, David Popp walks first-time operator Jenny Maaske through a typical switching sequence. Along the way, David explains […]
Freight yard design and operation
Enter your email below to instantly receive this free 14-page guide. Inside you’ll find: Lessons from a small yard 13 yard ideas for design and operation Ways to get freight on and off railroad cars […]
Illustrated layout projects
Enter your email below to instantly receive this free 15-page guide with tips on: Building simple deck plate girder bridges Creating a bigger scene with mirrors Adding animation to your layout […]
Workshop Tips: Easy 4 x 8 Layouts
Enter your e-mail below and instantly receive a FREE 15-page download containing tips for easy 4 x 8 layouts that you can build. In this supplement, you will receive: 6 different track plans in HO, N and O scales Industries your trains can serve How to build simple table benchwork for your layout Scenery tips […]
Weathering Tips & Techniques
Enter your e-mail below and instantly receive a FREE download that details all you need to know about weathering, as our gift. You’ll also receive weekly news updates from Model Railroader. This download contains the following special sections: Quick and dirty freight car weathering Weathering your diesels Weathering your structures Painting and weathering track […]
Model Railroader’s Workbench Guide
Discover the foundation of a modeler’s toolbox with this exclusive supplement to Model Railroader magazine. You’ll also receive weekly news updates from Model Railroader. This download contains topics such as: Essential model railroading tools What you need to know about adhesives Learning the art of soldering Changing the scale of drawings How to use a scale rule […]
Workshop Tips: The Essentials of Great Scenery
Discover the essentials of great scenery with this exclusive supplement to Model Railroader magazine. Enter your e-mail below and instantly receive a FREE 13-page download containing workshop tips for creating great scenery, as our gift. You’ll also receive weekly news updates from Model Railroader. Inside this supplement, you will find tips regarding: Building land forms Creating realistic rocks, […]
Tried and True Tools from the Kalmbach Hobby Store
Want to learn what the editors of Model Railroader and Model Railroader Video Plus use when they head down to the workshop to build the latest model or layout? Check out these Tried and True Tools and other products available at the Kalmbach Hobby Store! […]
Video: Paul Tartaglia’s HO scale Chester Ridge & Pennebrook
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Paul Tartaglia’s HO scale Chester Ridge & Pennebrook is a freelanced railroad that’s inspired by the New York Central RR Putnam Division in southeastern New York State. Watch trains run through a few of the signature scenes on this well-detailed model railroad. For […]
