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Midday Modeler 03.09.2022 hosted by Cody Grivno

Midday Modeler 03.09.2022 hosted by Cody Grivno

Midday Modeler 03.09.2022 — In this week's Midday Modeler episode, Cody Grivno hosts! Cody speaks with...

Where do you find specific prototype drawings again?

Where do you find specific prototype drawings again?

Cody Grivno answers another request regarding prototype drawings and how to locate them. There is...

Putting the layout to the test | Back on Track, Episode 16

Putting the layout to the test | Back on Track, Episode 16

Following his recent grand tour, Gerry puts his HO scale Bona Vista under greater scrutiny....

Lionel’s no. 397 coal loader

Lionel’s no. 397 coal loader

Lionel’s no. 397 coal loader In 1948, Lionel introduced a new coal loader that needed...

Where can you find auto production parts?

Where can you find auto production parts?

Cody Grivno answers the question about finding auto production parts for a Roundhouse Ready-to-Roll HOn3...

Lionel Legacy Boston & Maine No. 801 SW8 locomotive

Lionel Legacy Boston & Maine No. 801 SW8 locomotive

Lionel Legacy SW8 locomotive Lionel has released an SW8 switcher locomotive in its Legacy line....

Back on Track: Fixing an upper deck design flaw, Episode 14

Back on Track: Fixing an upper deck design flaw, Episode 14

What’s our Back on Track series host Gerry Leone up to these days? More work...

Layout Visit: Todd Smalley’s HO C&O Monroe Division

Layout Visit: Todd Smalley’s HO C&O Monroe Division

Take a look at the trains running on Todd Smalley's HO scale C&O Monroe Division...

Rapido Trains HO scale Evans X72 boxcar

Rapido Trains HO scale Evans X72 boxcar

Eric White and Cody Grivno review three of the Rapido Trains HO scale Evans X72...

New HO layout at Milwaukee museum available to the public

New HO layout at Milwaukee museum available to the public

HO layout at Milwaukee Museum: Discovery World CEO Bryan Wunar speaks to Trains.com staff about Discovery...

Can you tell me where to get specific tools for building my layout?

Can you tell me where to get specific tools for building my layout?

Cody Grivno answers the question: Can you tell me where I can buy a Proto:87...

Layout visit: David Arrell’s HO Street life & Streetcars

Layout visit: David Arrell’s HO Street life & Streetcars

Watch streetcars running on David Arrell's HO scale Street life model, which is featured in...

Midday Modeler 03.02.2022

Midday Modeler 03.02.2022

Midday Modeler 03.02.2022 — In this installment of Midday Modeler, David Popp gives a hearty...

Bowser HO scale Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive

Bowser HO scale Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive

We put the Bowser HO scale Alco RS-3 diesel locomotive to work on Model Railroader’s...

Atlas N scale General Electric Dash 8-40CW diesel locomotive

Atlas N scale General Electric Dash 8-40CW diesel locomotive

We put the Atlas N scale General Electric Dash 8-40CW diesel locomotive to work on...

How do you model locomotive terminals faithfullly?

How do you model locomotive terminals faithfullly?

Cody Grivno explains that by researching terminals in books, as well as images online, you...

Walthers introduces HO scale diorama kits

Walthers introduces HO scale diorama kits

Dana Kawala of Walthers explains how the new Build A World kits work to get...

Midday Modeler Gerry Leone edition 02.23.2022

Midday Modeler Gerry Leone edition 02.23.2022

Midday Modeler Gerry Leone edition — In this episode Trains.com Executive Producer David Popp hosts a...

Kitbashing trackside structures — State Line Route in N scale, Episode 19

Kitbashing trackside structures — State Line Route in N scale, Episode 19

Kitbashing trackside structures for the N scale State Line Route layout is the focus of...

A Lionel 2022 catalog review on Bob’s Train Box Episode 78

A Lionel 2022 catalog review on Bob’s Train Box Episode 78

A Lionel 2022 catalog review is the order of the day on Bob's Train Box...