Olympia Projects

Narrow gauge railroad modeling is top of mind for this On30 railroad in multiple series.
Olympia Logging Series: Part 41 – Lessons Learned

Olympia Logging Series: Part 41 – Lessons Learned

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 40 – Layout operation

Olympia Logging Series: Part 40 – Layout operation

David Popp show's you that it really is possible to perform prototypical operations on a...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 39 – Log car upgrades

Olympia Logging Series: Part 39 – Log car upgrades

Now that David Popp has the Olympia Logging Co. On30 steam locomotives looking good and...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 38 – Make a corrugated roof

Olympia Logging Series: Part 38 – Make a corrugated roof

MR associate editor Eric White shares his techniques for adding a corrugated roof to a...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 37 – Log pond scenery

Olympia Logging Series: Part 37 – Log pond scenery

In this video, David continues working on the log pond for our Olympia Logging Co....

Olympia Logging Series: Part 36 – Build a log pond

Olympia Logging Series: Part 36 – Build a log pond

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 35 – Adding dirt ballast

Olympia Logging Series: Part 35 – Adding dirt ballast

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 34 – Adding trees

Olympia Logging Series: Part 34 – Adding trees

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 33 – Fixing a hillside flaw

Olympia Logging Series: Part 33 – Fixing a hillside flaw

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 32 – Installing a DCC system

Olympia Logging Series: Part 32 – Installing a DCC system

MRVP's David Popp takes a casual approach to installing a Digital Command Control (DCC) system...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 31 – Detail a logging locomotive

Olympia Logging Series: Part 31 – Detail a logging locomotive

In this video, Cody Grivno continues to enhance the appearance of our Olympia Logging Co....

Olympia Logging Series: Part 30 – Steam locomotive weathering

Olympia Logging Series: Part 30 – Steam locomotive weathering

While we've addressed how to weather modern diesel locomotives in other MRVP videos, David Popp...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 29 – Custom locomotive lettering

Olympia Logging Series: Part 29 – Custom locomotive lettering

As the layout construction and scenery work progresses, MR's Cody Grivno continues to prep the...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 28 – Installing a steam sound decoder

Olympia Logging Series: Part 28 – Installing a steam sound decoder

We wanted our On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout to sound as impressive as it...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 27 – Applying ground cover

Olympia Logging Series: Part 27 – Applying ground cover

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 26 – Build a timber retaining wall

Olympia Logging Series: Part 26 – Build a timber retaining wall

After kitbashing a timber snowshed for our Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout, MR associate editor...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 25 – Reworking the snowshed base

Olympia Logging Series: Part 25 – Reworking the snowshed base

Nothing in model railroading is exempt from a do-over, including the scenery we roughed in...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 24 – Snowshed kitbash

Olympia Logging Series: Part 24 – Snowshed kitbash

After making a cardboard mock-up of a timber snowshed for our Olympia Logging Co. On30...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 23 – Make a structure mock-up

Olympia Logging Series: Part 23 – Make a structure mock-up

Model Railroader magazine's new staff member Eric White will kitbash a timber snowshed for our...

Olympia Logging Series: Part 22 – Painting rock faces

Olympia Logging Series: Part 22 – Painting rock faces

To complete the rockwork suite on the Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout, David Popp shares...