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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 7 – A Rock’n Project
Jul 20, 2017

Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 7 – A Rock’n Project

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Who takes a summer break from modeling when…

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 15 – Building the panel
Jul 13, 2017

Canadian Canyons Series: Part 15 – Building the panel

For part two of this mini-series, MRVP’s Ben Lake moves forward with the staging yard turnout control installation on our…

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How-to Library: Modeling asphalt streets – Part 2
Jul 12, 2017

How-to Library: Modeling asphalt streets – Part 2

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone continues working…

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How-to Library: Modeling asphalt streets – Part 1
Jul 7, 2017

How-to Library: Modeling asphalt streets – Part 1

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Looking for a technique to use when…

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How-to Library: Cast your own rock molds, Part 2
Sep 23, 2016

How-to Library: Cast your own rock molds, Part 2

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone completes this…

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How-to Library: Cast your own rock molds, Part 1
Sep 12, 2016

How-to Library: Cast your own rock molds, Part 1

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   In this two-part video series, MRVP Contributing…

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Hero Trees – Adding foliage
Apr 4, 2016

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Hero Trees – Adding foliage

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this final segment on making well-detailed foreground…

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Hero Trees – Adding and shaping branches
Mar 30, 2016

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Hero Trees – Adding and shaping branches

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Every layout needs a hero — hero tree,…

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Working with static-grass mats
Aug 20, 2015

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Working with static-grass mats

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Construction on MRVP’s HO scale Winston-Salem Southbound layout…

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Odds and ends
Jul 28, 2015

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Odds and ends

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Even in the midst of the extensive tracklaying…

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Red Oak Series: Modeling a farm field
May 18, 2015

Red Oak Series: Modeling a farm field

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   The farm scene on Model Railroader magazine’s…

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Red Oak Series: Paving roads
Apr 23, 2015

Red Oak Series: Paving roads

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Model Railroader magazine’s Steve Otte shows how…

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