Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Full Disclosure: It is not May, and this is not the Big Birthday Bash III, part 2! So what is it? More of Gerry, and more great suggestions for clever layout construction, maintenance, and modeling tips! […]
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How-to Library: Using a craft cutter to make custom doors
Craft cutters can be a useful tool for creating detailed parts for your modeling projects. Follow along as MRVP’s Ben Lake demonstrates how he designed custom garage doors with the Brother ScanNCut. […]
How-to Library: Using a craft cutter to make custom doors
Craft cutters can be a useful tool for creating detailed parts for your modeling projects. Follow along as MRVP’s Ben Lake demonstrates how he designed custom garage doors with the Brother ScanNCut. […]
Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 12
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Let’s Make a Scene, host Kathy Millatt shares two of her favorite methods for adding snow along the main line rails of her HO scale (1:87.1) diorama. […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 43
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page But wait…there’s more! More from Ask MRVP host David Popp, as he shares answers to questions YOU have about couplers, track cleaining, ballast options, painting techniques, and other topics in the model railroading hobby. […]
Video: HO scale Sunset Route
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Ron Mei’s HO scale Sunset Route fills 58 x 68 feet with scenes of railroading in the 1950s through southern Arizona and California. The model railroad features many prototype based scenes, including Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal. See passenger and freight trains in […]
Delaware & Hudson Champlain Division layout update
Layout Update April 2019 from North Country Trains on Vimeo. Take a tour of Harrison Smith’s Delaware & Hudson Champlain Division layout. […]
Noel Wilson’s HO scale Little Truckee RR
Noel Wilson’s HO scale Little Truckee RR portrays the Southern Pacific RR around Truckee, Calif. It’s a modular layout in a 10 x 40-foot office trailer. […]
Exploring Lionel trains of the 1950s: Questions and Answers
Classic Toy Trains Senior Editor Roger Carp held court in a Facebook Live event on April 16, 2019, and answered questions about Lionel Trains of the 1950s from anyone on Facebook that day. We’ve uploaded a short discussion Roger had with the Facebook audience. We hope you enjoy it! Find out more about Lionel Trains […]
Exploring Lionel trains of the 1950s: Illuminated Station Platform No. 157
Classic Toy Trains Senior Editor Roger Carp held court in a Facebook Live event on April 16, 2019, and answered questions about Lionel Trains of the 1950s from anyone on Facebook that day. We’ve uploaded a short discussion Roger had about a Lionel “Illuminated Station Platform” that had been a treasured piece of a co-worker’s […]
How-to Library: Turning Spaces into Places, Part 5
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, Gerry shares a quick update on his progress thus far. Then, you’ll see how he integrates the highway and backdrop into the scene. From there Gerry tackles the cornfield and stand of trees along the right-of-way. […]
Exploring Lionel Trains of the 1950s: Lionel caboose No. 6257
Classic Toy Trains Senior Editor Roger Carp held court in a Facebook Live event on April 16, 2019, and answered questions about Lionel Trains of the 1950s from anyone on Facebook that day. We’ve uploaded a short discussion Roger had about a Lionel caboose that had been a treasured piece of a co-worker’s operating layout […]