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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment, David starts working on some of the architectural details that give the depot its distinctive appearance. Follow along as David shows how he made custom headers over the arched windows. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of David Popp’s mini-series video blog, he shares a tried and true technique for assembling a custom array of windows. Of course, the technique will also work for making custom wall sections! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page After making modifications to the large windows he assembled in the previous episode, David goes on to show how he formed new wall sections that fit neatly into the wall parts from the original Walthers structure kit. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Work continues on Chuck Sable’s HO scale layout! Hosts Drew and Chuck get things rockin’ on the layout’s lakefront scene, while Cody installs, stripes, and weathers the roadway sections. David also makes headway on the Madison station kitbashing project, which is covered in […]
In this episode, Chuck, Drew, and David Popp dig into the street lighting project. On the other side of the layout, Cody Grivno gets things rolling on a gravel lot upgrade project. But while things are ramping up on both efforts, Chuck and Drew take a few moments to run the railroad. And you won’t […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this vintage video, Model Railroader magazine’s Jim Hediger first walks through techniques you can use to clean a model before painting it. Then, MR’s Gordy Odegard shares his techniques for using an airbrush for priming and painting a single-color model. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Allen Keller visits with Malcolm Furlow and his HO (narrow gauge) layout that fits to a 8 x 10-foot space. Discover and explore what inspired many of Malcolm’s creative scenery-making concepts. […]
In this extended-length episode, you’ll come to appreciate just how quickly real railroads (and Drew) can be humbled by Mother Nature! This time, Drew, Kent, and Charlie Conway forge through desert-like heat, high winds, and rugged terrain in Canada’s Thompson River Canyon. The action on Canadian Pacific and Canadian National main lines sizzles too, as […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page So many questions, and so many answers in this month’s Ask MRVP! In this episode, David Popp, Cody Grivno, Dana Kawala, Drew Halverson, and Steve Sweeney of Trains magazine help cover topics ranging from prototype railroad operation to T-Trak trackwork to painting techniques, […]
Visit Norfolk Southern’s fabulous Fostoria District, connecting Fort Wayne, Ind., and Bellevue, Ohio! See fast freights, now-historic Triple Crown RoadRailer trains, and even Nickel Plate Road No. 765! Bought to you by Trains Magazine! Watch more: Trains Presents: NS Fostoria District, Vol. 2 Trains Presents: NS Fostoria District, Vol. 3 Trains Presents: Winter at the […]
Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt talks with John Gruber about the history of the famed Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee interurban and a related art exhibit at the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Grohmann Museum. Gruber is a co-founder of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, based in Madison, Wis., and a curator of the exhibition […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Custom layout builders Dan and Armando Vargas highlight several of their model railroad and racetrack re-creations in this PBS Tracks Ahead segment. […]
