Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
Big Skies & Iron Rails, Overland Edition, Part 2

Big Skies & Iron Rails, Overland Edition, Part 2

Our intrepid rail adventurer and son put his Toyota 4x4 truck to the test. Getting...

Do passengers trains or freight trains have priority?

Do passengers trains or freight trains have priority?

Larry Johnson asked if in the US, do passenger trains or freight trains have priority?...

ScaleTrains.com N scale General Electric Dash 9-40C diesel locomotive

ScaleTrains.com N scale General Electric Dash 9-40C diesel locomotive

ScaleTrains is back with its N scale GE Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40C. Take a look...

Rapido N scale GMD FP9

Rapido N scale GMD FP9

Join Eric White and Cody Grivno in the studio as they review Rapido's new General...

Rapido HO scale B36-7 returns

Rapido HO scale B36-7 returns

Rapido has a second run of its popular GE B36-7 with new paint schemes and...

State Line Route in N scale: Installing fascia, Episode 9

State Line Route in N scale: Installing fascia, Episode 9

David shows how he attached fascia to the State Line Route N scale layout to...

Bob’s Train Box 74: Lionel GP30, track cleaning, modern S gauge

Bob’s Train Box 74: Lionel GP30, track cleaning, modern S gauge

On this installment of Bob's Train Box, Bob and CTT editor Hal Miller do a...

Difference between an SW7 and a SW1500

Difference between an SW7 and a SW1500

Walt Hughes from Cincinnati, Ohio, always used the side rails (or lack of them) to...

Info on installing a switch machine

Info on installing a switch machine

Wayne Meeds wants to know where they can information on how to install a Tortoise...

TCA York Train Meet returns

TCA York Train Meet returns

Ready for a long-awaited return to Toy Train Mecca – otherwise known as the Eastern...

Scale It Down: Ground covering for industrial outlots, Episode 7

Scale It Down: Ground covering for industrial outlots, Episode 7

Series host Steve Brown heads for the homestretch, as he works to complete the scenery...

Why are there four digit numbers on locomotives?

Why are there four digit numbers on locomotives?

Brandon Muir from Canada wonders why locomotives in North America often have four digit numbers,...

Trouble with locomotives on back-order

Trouble with locomotives on back-order

David King from Australia wants to model Burlington Northern and BNSF, but most of the...

State Line Route in N scale: Wiring a layout for DC power, Episode 8

State Line Route in N scale: Wiring a layout for DC power, Episode 8

After a quick update with Jenny to see how her Walther’s bungalow kit is coming...

Professor Carp: Kusan produces boxcars in Mexico

Professor Carp: Kusan produces boxcars in Mexico

Classic Toy Trains' Professor Carp looks at the history of Kusan boxcars. He shows some...

Add a solar-powered light to a large-scale cabin

Add a solar-powered light to a large-scale cabin

Garden Railways Editor Hal Miller shows step-by-step how to illuminate a PIKO cabin kit with...

Add a solar-powered light to a large-scale cabin

Add a solar-powered light to a large-scale cabin

Garden Railways Editor Hal Miller shows step-by-step how to illuminate a PIKO cabin kit with...

An Atlas coil car, Locomotive 2021 from Trains magazine, and an Athearn Genesis GP15-1 diesel locomotive. Plus a modeling tip and a big announcement!

An Atlas coil car, Locomotive 2021 from Trains magazine, and an Athearn Genesis GP15-1 diesel locomotive. Plus a modeling tip and a big announcement!

After more than a year of filming episodes in his basement and in the MR...

John Smith’s delightful O gauge layout

John Smith’s delightful O gauge layout

John Smith delights his grandchildren by blending whimsy & realism on his O gauge layout.

State Line Route in N scale: Bridge installation and laying curved track, Episode 7

State Line Route in N scale: Bridge installation and laying curved track, Episode 7

In this episode, David’s projects include repairing benchwork, installing a bridge, and laying curved track...