The turntable build gets temporarily tabled, but David still has plenty of projects to keep him busy in the basement. Today’s effort involves roughing up a set of On30 gons to make the sides of the car look worn and ragged from heavy use. Even David is amazed how realistic the results of his technique […]
Another laser-cut wood struture is on the horizon for David’s On30 logging-themed layout. After he preps the parts for construction, David then returns to making a good-lookin’ gon appear even worse for wear on the inside! […]
Ready for another Underground update? David Popp hunkers down to take on the challenge of building a fueling stage for his On30 Olympia Logging Co. layout. After a quick overview of his modeling project and the laser-cut wood kit components, you’ll see how David tests and preps parts with stain. […]
It’s no secret that David is a huge fan of nearly everything New Haven. So when Rapido Trains delivered their HO scale model of a New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad stainless-steel dining car to Wisconsin, you can bet that he’d take more than a quick minute to inspect all of the fine details. […]
In this exclusive product video by our friend James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel, you’ll get an unboxing and demo of an HO scale Boston & Maine RDC from Rapido Trains. The model features and ESU Digital Command Control decoder and a multitude of prototype specific details. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Lee Marsh takes you on a tour under the mountains of his HO scale Great Northern Ry. Cascade Division, featured in the June 2020 Model Railroader. You’ll also learn how Lee used plaster hardshell scenery to make removable scenery sections and access hatches. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Lee Marsh takes you on a tour under the mountains of his HO scale Great Northern Ry. Cascade Division, featured in the June 2020 Model Railroader. You’ll also learn how Lee used plaster hardshell scenery to make removable scenery sections and access hatches. […]
Boston & Maine Alco 1187 switches out the Mill Spur while crossing the Pawtucket Canal bridges in Lowell, Mass., on Steve Tello’s HO-scale layout. […]
In this installment, we’ll take a look at SCN Train 202, the Eastbound Perishable. […]
Charles Angelo Irace GarGraves Phantom Line flexible track is manufactured with the middle rail chemically treated to a deep black color. The wood ties are also more realistic than the stamped-metal ones found on traditional track, but I like to paint the GarGraves ties to better resemble the creosote-treated ones found on real railroads. In […]
Marc Horovitz Marc Horovitz This 1:20.3-scale figure may look right for this 1:32-scale locomotive but if you tried to put him into the cab you’d quickly realize your error. Marc Horovitz These three models are all of similar prototypes—3′-narrow-gauge boxcars. In the foreground is an early Hartford Products car in 1:24 scale; in the middle […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get tips for building a wood craftsman kit and learn about new locomotives and rolling stock in HO and N scales in this episode of Cody’s Office. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will also answer your viewer mail on topics that include: replacing […]
