Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
David Smith’s O gauge holiday display

David Smith’s O gauge holiday display

David Smith's 4 x 6-foot O gauge holiday display uses a pie-shaped platform to run...

Jay Cain’s innovative O gauge layout

Jay Cain’s innovative O gauge layout

Jay Cain's O-27 empire was one of the last O gauge layouts to be featured...

How-To Library: Install an N scale drop-in decoder in a Kato MP36PH

How-To Library: Install an N scale drop-in decoder in a Kato MP36PH

Drop-in decoders make installing DCC in N scale locomotives about as easy as it gets....

MR Product Review: Broadway Limited HO scale Norfolk Western Y6b steam locomotive

MR Product Review: Broadway Limited HO scale Norfolk Western Y6b steam locomotive

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Cody’s Workshop: Episode 9 – Stripping paint

Cody’s Workshop: Episode 9 – Stripping paint

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Painting a GG-1 on Janis Roguskie’s Reading Lines

Painting a GG-1 on Janis Roguskie’s Reading Lines

The HO scale Rice Lake, Dallas & Menomonie

The HO scale Rice Lake, Dallas & Menomonie

This is a "track-level" tour of my HO scale Rice Lake, Dallas & Menomonie RR....

Video: Athearn Trains HO scale sound-equipped reefer

Video: Athearn Trains HO scale sound-equipped reefer

This HO scale refrigerator car from Athearn Trains models a Fruit Growers Express (FGE) prototype....

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 10

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 10

The Model Railroader staff's Rice Harbor layout is finally complete. Get a behind-the-scenes look at a magazine...

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 9

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 9

With most of the structures and ground cover in place, all that's left to do...

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 8

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 8

It's time to lay tracks along the waterfront on the Model Railroader staff's HO scale...

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 7

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 7

In this episode editor Neil Besougloff continues scenery work on the Model Railroader staff's Rice...

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 6

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 6

The South Carolina scenery starts to take shape on the Model Railroader staff's Rice Harbor...

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 5

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 5

Follow Hal Miller as he shows you the progress on the latest Model Railroader staff...

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 4

Building a 5 x 8 harbor railroad part 4

Structures and trackwork dominate this episode of the Model Railroader staff's Rice Harbor video journal....

Building a 5 x 8 Harbor Railroad part 3

Building a 5 x 8 Harbor Railroad part 3

Layout designer David Popp describes his strategy for using various turnouts on the Rice Harbor...

Building a 5 x 8 Harbor Railroad part 2

Building a 5 x 8 Harbor Railroad part 2

Work continues on the Model Railroader staff's HO scale Rice Harbor project layout. David Popp...

Building a 5 x 8 Harbor Railroad part 1

Building a 5 x 8 Harbor Railroad part 1

The Model Railroader staff’s 5 x 8 harbor railroad project begins in the January issue. In part...

Video: Big locomotives on a small HO scale shelf layout

Video: Big locomotives on a small HO scale shelf layout

Check out scenes from this North American themed HO scale shelf layout in Germany. You'll...

Video: HO scale Union Pacific stack train through central Texas

Video: HO scale Union Pacific stack train through central Texas

Union Pacific stack train with DPU running through the finished part (about 1/3) of Per...