Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Gerry “Solder Boy” Leone jumps right into a full-blown look at soldering applications in model railroading. Specifically, Gerry explores interesting options beyond the traditional soldering gun, iron, or pen devices. Plus, he shares a few ancillary items that make the soldering effort […]
Even with winter closing in fast, Kent still hopes to make progress on his garden railway. Rene is a bit less optimistic, so she shows how to prepare dwarf trees for the frozen months ahead. Meanwhile, Kent visits a neighbor’s bonsai tree collection, Cody starts a USA Trains GP38-2 locomotive repainting project, and David helps […]
Enjoy an exclusive, guided tour of the Entertrainment Junction large scale (1:24) layout, touted as the world’s largest indoor train display. From real running water to towering mountains, you’ll get to see all of the amazing features – and trains – that put this Ohio attraction on the map! Watch the video, and then read more […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Bob Ferguson’s N scale Gauley & Shavers Fork features interchangeable scenes and a 1960s diesel-era setting. The 16′-4″ x 33′-6″ shelf layout is inspired by several central Appalachian railroads. Get an overview of the railroad in this short video. […]
The fun continues from Trainfest 2019 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park near Milwaukee, Wis.! In this commercial-free replay of Model Railroader Video Plus’ second live-streaming session (Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.), you’ll get to see David Popp, Cody Grivno, and Steve Sweeney hosting segments featuring our $20 Challenge contestants, layouts and displays at the […]
The fun continues from Trainfest 2019 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park near Milwaukee, Wisconsin! In this commercial-free replay of Model Railroader Video Plus’ second live-streaming session (Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.), you’ll get to see David Popp, Cody Grivno, and Steve Sweeney hosting segments featuring our $20 Challenge contestants, layouts and displays at the […]
On Nov. 9, Kalmbach Media editors streamed three live videos from Trainfest at Wisconsin State Fair Park.This is a recorded version of the first of those three episodes. If you enjoy what you see, send a note to NewsWire@TrainsMag.com and let us know if we should do this again. […]
On Nov. 9, Kalmbach Media editors streamed three live videos from Trainfest at Wisconsin State Fair Park. This is a recorded version of the first of those three episodes. […]
The WLANMaus is an easy-to-use wireless WiFi throttle from Roco/Fleischmann that works with the firm’s Z21 Digital Command Control (DCC) system. Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala shows you some of the features of this DCC throttle in this quick demo. […]
Watch as we put this HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP7 diesel locomotive to work on the Model Railroader staff layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. This Atlas Classic series locomotive is factory-equipped with an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Check out the realistic effects in this locomotive demo. […]
As I walked up the driveway toward Mick Spilsbury’s Black Canyon Railroad, I could begin to hear the multitude of sounds stemming from the site. At first, I could distinguish the sounds of cows and sheep coming from the vicinity of four stock cars. But then I listened a bit more deliberately, and heard 10 […]
