Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
Lionel Legacy 4-6-6T steam locomotive

Lionel Legacy 4-6-6T steam locomotive

Watch Lionel’s O gauge Boston & Albany 4-6-6T steam locomotive in action, and then read...

Trains.com Holiday Party: Capacitor for an RS-1, Episode 6

Trains.com Holiday Party: Capacitor for an RS-1, Episode 6

David Popp pushes the Trains.com Holiday Party to capacity! Follow along as he walks through...

Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for December 2020, part 1

Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for December 2020, part 1

It's Christmas in Cody's Office and he has Classic Toy Trains' new special issue "Families...

Off the Rails, Episode 52

Off the Rails, Episode 52

What once was lost, has now been found! Hard to believe, but host Gerry Leone...

Trains.com Holiday Party: Artists’ Oil Weathering, Episode 4

Trains.com Holiday Party: Artists’ Oil Weathering, Episode 4

Cody Grivno fits right into the Holiday Party festivities! In this episode, our Trains.com ace...

Trains.com Holiday Party: Whistle Wiring Work, Episode 3

Trains.com Holiday Party: Whistle Wiring Work, Episode 3

Host David Popp brings CTT Editor Hal Miller to the party! Hal has been working...

Trains.com Holiday Party: CN Heritage Locomotives, Episode 2

Trains.com Holiday Party: CN Heritage Locomotives, Episode 2

David Popp joins Trains magazine editor Jim Wrinn at a trackside hotspot in Wisconsin. That's...

Trains.com Holiday Party: Seawalls and waves, Episode 1

Trains.com Holiday Party: Seawalls and waves, Episode 1

The holiday season is here -- and that's a pretty good reason for Trains.com's preeminent...

Trix HO scale Big Boy no. 4014

Trix HO scale Big Boy no. 4014

Watch Trix's no. 4014 Union Pacific Big Boy make an excursion run on the Milwaukee,...

Lionel Legacy F7 A-A diesel locomotive set

Lionel Legacy F7 A-A diesel locomotive set

See Lionel's O gauge Chicago Great Western F7 A-A diesel locomotive set in action, and...

Video: Atlas N scale GP38 review

Video: Atlas N scale GP38 review

Check out the Atlas N scale GP38 in the Norfolk Southern First Responder paint scheme.

Modelers Spotlight Video Inside Codys Office for November Part 2

Modelers Spotlight Video Inside Codys Office for November Part 2

Ready for 2020 to end? The 2021 calendars are here! Cody also looks at Kato's...

How-to Library: Building a turntable, Part 7 – Add finishing details and scenery

How-to Library: Building a turntable, Part 7 – Add finishing details and scenery

David Popp's O scale laser-cut wood turntable kit is now completely assembled! The project build...

Modeler’s Spotlight Video – Inside Cody’s Office for November Part 1

Modeler’s Spotlight Video – Inside Cody’s Office for November Part 1

Get your canned meats here! Cody's Office has an Atlas O 36-foot double-sheathed refrigerator car...

Santa Claus loves his toy trains

Santa Claus loves his toy trains

It’s My Railroad with Steve Brown: Details, details, details, Ep. 20

It’s My Railroad with Steve Brown: Details, details, details, Ep. 20

Details, details, details! Our "Regular Guy" Steve Brown keeps the banter at bay, before jumping...

Rehab My Railroad: Modifying existing benchwork, track, and scenery, Episode 9

Rehab My Railroad: Modifying existing benchwork, track, and scenery, Episode 9

David Popp and Cody Grivno migrate to the Mukwonago layout location and prepare the site...

The Hills Line with James McNab: Scenery Secrets, Episode 7

The Hills Line with James McNab: Scenery Secrets, Episode 7

Host James McNab shares secrets to making scenic showcases on his HO scale Hills Line...

Video: Walthers WiFlyer train set review

Video: Walthers WiFlyer train set review

Check out Walthers' new WiFlyer train set using WiFi-based train control on your internet-connected device.

Modeler’s Spotlight Video – Inside Cody’s Office for October Part 2

Modeler’s Spotlight Video – Inside Cody’s Office for October Part 2

Cody shares the RailSmith Models N scale 72-foot Pullman Standard baggage car, Atlas Alco RSD-5...