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Looking for a station to accompany your passenger line? Join David Popp and assistant digital editor Sammi DiVito as they review the Walthers Cornerstone Modern Suburban Station kit, reviewing all the interesting details and additions that make up the structure. […]
Toy train smoke hijinx (and a minor train wreck) abound as Hal Miller and Rene Schweitzer try a variety of the scents in JT’s Mega Steam fluid line. The smoke fluids are now available from the Kalmbach Hobbystore. Rene and Hal discover with their tests that there’s a world of smells beyond coal and diesel […]
Toy train smoke hijinx (and a minor train wreck) abound as Hal Miller and Rene Schweitzer try a variety of the scents in JT’s Mega Steam fluid line. The smoke fluids are now available from the Kalmbach Hobbystore. Rene and Hal discover with their tests that there’s a world of smells beyond coal and diesel […]
See Atlas’s General Electric Dash 8-40B in Santa Fe colors in operation on Model Railroader’s Wisconsin & Southern staff layout! […]
See Atlas’s General Electric Dash 8-40B in Santa Fe colors in operation on Model Railroader’s Wisconsin & Southern staff layout! […]
From adding grab irons to installing hood details to painting the parts, Cody Grivno shares how he finished his HO scale Atlas Trainmasters EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive without breaking the bank. Watch all the steps detailed in this video, and then read the story in the September 2021 issue of Model Railroader magazine. […]
From adding grab irons to installing hood details to painting the parts, Cody Grivno shares how he finished his HO scale Atlas Trainmasters EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive without breaking the bank. Watch all the steps detailed in this video, and then read the story in the September 2021 issue of Model Railroader magazine. […]
Product news Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. Here are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of July 29, 2021. HO scale locomotives Canadian National GP9RM diesel locomotive kit. […]
If you’re in the market for a station to accompany a passenger line on your layout, this kit may be the perfect addition you’ve been waiting for. The Walthers Cornerstone HO scale Modern Suburban Station is a relatively quick and easy build, and the end result is a clean, modern station with lots of room […]
Atlas is back with its General Electric Dash 8-40B, originally released in 2001. The new model is now available with an Electronic Solutions Ulm (ESU) LokSound dual-mode decoder. General Electric (GE) built 151 Dash 8-40B locomotives in 1988 and 1989 for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Conrail; New York, Susquehanna & Western; St. Louis Southwestern […]
The layout at a glance Name: Campbell Road Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 11 x 30 feet Prototype: freelanced, Norfolk & Western, and Louisville & Nashville Locale: Cincinnati, Ohio, to Appalachia Era: autumn 1942-1945 Style: around-the-walls Mainline run: 82 feet Minimum radius: 22″ (main), 18″ (sidings) Minimum turnout: no. 4 Maximum grade: 2.5 percent Benchwork: open […]
Modeling is for hobbyists of all ages, and the Turlan family is an example that proves just that! Xavier and Lindsay Turlan, along with their seven-year-old son Gabriel, all worked together to build a layout for the 2021 National Model Railroad Build-Off. Interested in hearing more from the Turlans? Check out their interview. […]
