Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody continues adding realistic weathering effects to a modern N scale locomotive – all without using an airbrush! Follow along as he shares tips and techniques for working with powders (see the December 2017 issue of Model Railroader magazine) to weather the unit from […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of OTR, Gerry shares his tips and tricks for modeling the lineside poles that make a main line look authentic. After sorting through the many options for poles, Gerry shows how to give them realistic texture, color, and details, including […]
Dave Rickaby shot this cab ride video on Gregg Condon’s HOn3 Rio Grande Southern Lizard Head Division layout, which is featured in the 2019 issue of Great Model Railroads. Hop on board and enjoy the ride from Rico to Lizard Head. […]
This cab ride video was shot on Gregg Condon’s HOn3 Rio Grande Southern Lizard Head layout, which is featured in Great Model Railroads 2019. Hop on board as we travel from the snowsheds at Lizard Head down to Rico. Video by Dave Rickaby. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Frank Baker built his freelanced HO scale Morristown & Erie RR, Western Division to model towns across America. Check out Frank’s impressive layout in the Model Railroader special issue, Great Model Railroads 2019. As a bonus, watch trains run along the main in […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this first episode of the fall season, Host David Popp tackles some of your toughest hobby questions! With assistance from Cody Grivno, David addresses inquiries related to layout wiring, illuminating structures, couplers, rolling stock details, and much more! […]
Join us at the Illinois Railway Museum to hear from the managers who restore and maintain Frisco 2-10-0 No. 1630; learn about the next engine about to go into service, a Shay locomotive; and find out about the next project on the horizon. […]
This video features a Rio Grande 48-car coal train at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum’s 2018 Rio Grande Days. […]
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 […]
Ride along with Trains on the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s Missionary Ridge Local in September 2018. You’ll see the railroad’s Soule Shops, Missionary Ridge tunnel, steam locomotive No. 4501, and more! […]
Colorado’s Cumbres & Toltec Scenic is restoring 1883 4-6-0 No. 168 to operation. The locomotive operated on all parts of the Denver & Rio Grande’s narrow gauge empire and late sat on display in Colorado Springs for decades. Let’s learn about the plans for this historic locomotive. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Fox Hill Traction Co. and Fox Hill & Metuchen RR packs both a steam railroad and a trolley line on to an 18″ wide shelf layout. Set in the 1920s and 1930s, Fred Miller’s HO scale layout features urban scenery inspired by […]
