Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
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...

Midday Modeler kitbash challenge kickoff 02.16.2022

Midday Modeler kitbash challenge kickoff 02.16.2022

Midday Modeler kitbash challenge kickoff — In this episode Trains.com Executive Producer David Popp hosts...

Amtrak Silver Meteor family trip

Amtrak Silver Meteor family trip

Watch as Stephen, Jess, and baby Hunter take a Silver Meteor family trip from New...

Where do you find specific prototype drawings?

Where do you find specific prototype drawings?

Cody Grivno shows you where to find a specific set of drawings. Are you trying...

What are the color schemes of tank cars and what are they used for?

What are the color schemes of tank cars and what are they used for?

Cody Grivno explains different paint schemes of tank cars and what they are used for....

Midday Modeler 02.09.2022

Midday Modeler 02.09.2022

  Join the cast and crew of Model Railroader and Trains.com for this Live recorded...

Check out Atlas’ N scale Alco S-2 diesel switcher

Check out Atlas’ N scale Alco S-2 diesel switcher

We put the Atlas N scale Alco S-2 and its ESU Loksound decoder to work...