Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
Video: Sunset Models HO scale Z-8 Challenger 4-6-6-4

Video: Sunset Models HO scale Z-8 Challenger 4-6-6-4

The Sunset Models HO scale class Z-8 Challenger is a superdetailed brass locomotive that accurately...

Karl Bond’s HO scale Mantua 0-4-0 with a new motor and DCC sound

Karl Bond’s HO scale Mantua 0-4-0 with a new motor and DCC sound

A Mantua 0-4-0 is the test bed here. I've replaced the original open-frame motor with...

Action on Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor!

Action on Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor!

It’s not often you get to see railroad history in the making, but these video...

Video Step by Step: Build a water tank part 2

Video Step by Step: Build a water tank part 2

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Model Railroader basic training video: How to install plaster cloth

Model Railroader basic training video: How to install plaster cloth

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Modeler’s Spotlight Video–Inside Cody’s Office for July 2013

Modeler’s Spotlight Video–Inside Cody’s Office for July 2013

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate editor Cody...

The Roundhouse: Episode 8

The Roundhouse: Episode 8

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Tony Koester and...

Building Bay Junction part 1

Building Bay Junction part 1

Beginning in the January 2011 issue you'll see the latest Model Railroader project layout, the...

Thin Branch Series: Making puffball trees

Thin Branch Series: Making puffball trees

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Thin Branch Series Ballasting a 1950s main line track

Thin Branch Series Ballasting a 1950s main line track

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody Grivno, our...

History According to Hediger: The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Ry.

History According to Hediger: The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Ry.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Back in the...

Video: S gauge American Flyer passenger cars by Lionel

Video: S gauge American Flyer passenger cars by Lionel

Take a ride on these postwar-style S gauge American Flyer passenger cars by Lionel -...

Cody’s Workshop Episode 6 – rolled roofing

Cody’s Workshop Episode 6 – rolled roofing

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Our July visit...

A Day With The Des Moines “Tramp”

A Day With The Des Moines “Tramp”

Follow Iowa Interstate Train NTSW-29, affectionately known as the Des Moines "Tramp", as it delivers...

Video: Broadway Limited Imports Paragon2 HO scale Pennsylvania RR T1

Video: Broadway Limited Imports Paragon2 HO scale Pennsylvania RR T1

Broadway Limited Imports released a newly tooled version of an "as-built" Pennsylvania RR T1 in...

Video Step by Step: Build a water tank part 1

Video Step by Step: Build a water tank part 1

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

How to add momentum effects to your Digital Command Control (DCC) locomotives

How to add momentum effects to your Digital Command Control (DCC) locomotives

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How to clean locomotive wheels

How to clean locomotive wheels

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Cody’s Workshop: Episode 5 – Installing ditch lights

Cody’s Workshop: Episode 5 – Installing ditch lights

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Video: Rapido HO scale The Canadian passenger train

Video: Rapido HO scale The Canadian passenger train

Rapido Trains has announced a second run of its HO scale The Canadian. In this...