Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A shiny, natural metal finish looks just as nice on a streamlined passenger car as it does on a vintage airplane! Aaron Skinner walks you through the steps for applying a sleek finish using an airbrush. Plus, he also shares a clever […]
Scale: N Scale
How-to Library: Airbrushing with Aaron, Episode 11, Realistic Metal Finishes
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page A shiny, natural metal finish looks just as nice on a streamlined passenger car as it does on a vintage airplane! Aaron Skinner walks you through the steps for applying a sleek finish using an airbrush. Plus, he also shares a clever […]
N scale Pocahontas Division
Name: Pocahontas Division Layout owner: Scott Teague Scale: N (1:160) Size: 18 x 42 feet Prototype: Norfolk Southern Locale: West Virginia Era: mid-1990s Style: walk-in Mainline Run: 436 feet (main), 198 feet (branch) Minimum radius: 28″ Minimum turnout: no. 8 Maximum grade: 3 percent Benchwork: L-girder Height: 47″ to 74″ over three levels Roadbed: AMI […]
New model trains for the week of September 27, 2018
Wm. K. Walthers Inc. HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD60M diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD60M diesel locomotive. Burlington Northern, BNSF Ry. (Heritage III), Canadian Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Soo Line, and Union Pacific. Four road numbers (two each in direct current and Digital Command Control). Three-piece cab windshield, open grating on steps, and light-emitting-diode […]
Canadian Canyons Series: Modeling a Burnt Forest, Part 2
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David and Drew continue painting, flocking, and planting the trees used to complete their signature forest fire scene along the Thompson River Canyon on our Canadian Canyons N scale layout. No small detail is overlooked! […]
Canadian Canyons Series: Modeling a Burnt Forest, Part 2
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David and Drew continue painting, flocking, and planting the trees used to complete their signature forest fire scene along the Thompson River Canyon on our Canadian Canyons N scale layout. No small detail is overlooked! […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Codys Office for September 2018
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This month Steve Haynes from Peco stopped by the Model Railroader offices to show off the firm’s new static grass applicators, scenery products, and code 70 track. Follow associate editor Cody Grivno as he shows you other new model trains, including HO scale […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Codys Office for September 2018
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This month Steve Haynes from Peco stopped by the Model Railroader offices to show off the firm’s new static grass applicators, scenery products, and code 70 track. Follow associate editor Cody Grivno as he shows you other new model trains, including HO scale […]
Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 8
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt is ready to add a grassy patch to her HO scale layout. Follow along as she demonstrates her techniques for applying static grass material in a manner that gives a even the simplest scene some incredible, realistic texture! […]
Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 8
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt is ready to add a grassy patch to her HO scale layout. Follow along as she demonstrates her techniques for applying static grass material in a manner that gives a even the simplest scene some incredible, realistic texture! […]
3D Track Plans: The N scale Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The chocolate factory at Hershey, Pa., is the focal point of this modern N scale layout plan. Designed by Bob Sprague, the plan fits some big railroading action into a 13 x 13 foot space, and has many clever features. You can download […]
3D Track Plans: The N scale Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The chocolate factory at Hershey, Pa., is the focal point of this modern N scale layout plan. Designed by Bob Sprague, the plan fits some big railroading action into a 13 x 13 foot space, and has many clever features. You can download […]