Just For Fun

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This flexible layout can be changed in a day

This flexible layout can be changed in a day

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Feline King Kong destroys O-gauge Gotham City

Feline King Kong destroys O-gauge Gotham City

Name:    Frank Heynick Railroad Name:    Mini-Gotham Location:    Brooklyn, New York Scale:    O Theme:    Skyscraper City...

Saginaw Timber 2-8-2 No. 2 steam test

Saginaw Timber 2-8-2 No. 2 steam test

Editor Jim Wrinn captured this time lapse video on October 10, 2014, of a day's...

Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Eagle Mountain Garden Railroad

Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Eagle Mountain Garden Railroad

In this visit to Peggy and Gary Martin's outdoor garden railway, the Eagle Mountain Railroad,...

A tour of the “train room”

A tour of the “train room”

Name:    John Forum User Name:    JUSTRAINCRAZY Location:    Train room Scale:    O Theme:    Basement railroad Description:  ...

Member video: Chuck Davis’ HO scale Lehigh Valley RR, Coxton Yard design

Member video: Chuck Davis’ HO scale Lehigh Valley RR, Coxton Yard design

This video describes Coxton Yard on my HO layout, the Wyoming Division of the Lehigh...

Member video: Chuck Davis’ HO scale Lehigh Valley RR, Dual magnet uncoupling

Member video: Chuck Davis’ HO scale Lehigh Valley RR, Dual magnet uncoupling

Here's a video of realistic uncoupling techniques for model trains using dual magnets on my...

Member video: Chuck Davis’ HO scale Lehigh Valley RR, Using the Coxton Yard control panel

Member video: Chuck Davis’ HO scale Lehigh Valley RR, Using the Coxton Yard control panel

This video on the Coxton Yard describes how to use the control panel and how...

Member video: The HO scale Norfolk Southern

Member video: The HO scale Norfolk Southern

Take a cab ride around our HO scale modern Norfolk Southern layout with operating CTC...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 28 – Installing a steam sound decoder

Olympia Logging Series: Part 28 – Installing a steam sound decoder

We wanted our On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout to sound as impressive as it...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 27 – Applying ground cover

Olympia Logging Series: Part 27 – Applying ground cover

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page How could we?!...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 26 – Build a timber retaining wall

Olympia Logging Series: Part 26 – Build a timber retaining wall

After kitbashing a timber snowshed for our Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout, MR associate editor...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 25 – Reworking the snowshed base

Olympia Logging Series: Part 25 – Reworking the snowshed base

Nothing in model railroading is exempt from a do-over, including the scenery we roughed in...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 24 – Snowshed kitbash

Olympia Logging Series: Part 24 – Snowshed kitbash

After making a cardboard mock-up of a timber snowshed for our Olympia Logging Co. On30...

VIDEO: MTH RailKing 19th century freight cars

VIDEO: MTH RailKing 19th century freight cars

DCC Programming: episode 11 – manual notching

DCC Programming: episode 11 – manual notching

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Modern sound...

Rehab My Railroad: Special Episode – local hobby shop stop

Rehab My Railroad: Special Episode – local hobby shop stop

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The Rehab My...

Rehab My Railroad: Episode 1

Rehab My Railroad: Episode 1

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page To get the...

Video: Leadville and Red Cliff

Video: Leadville and Red Cliff

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Will and Steve...

Video: Weathered rooftops on the HO scale Daneville Sub

Video: Weathered rooftops on the HO scale Daneville Sub

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Contributing editor Pelle...