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Track Planning

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Handlaying track – Part 4
Jul 19, 2015

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Handlaying track – Part 4

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Tony Koester continues with final preparations before he…

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Handlaying track – Part 2
Jun 19, 2015

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Handlaying track – Part 2

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MR contributing editor Tony Koester continues handlaying a…

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Handlaying track – Part 3
Jun 19, 2015

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Handlaying track – Part 3

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model railroading masters like Tony Koester have the…

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Installing Homasote roadbed
Jun 19, 2015

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Installing Homasote roadbed

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

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Handlaying track – Part 1
Jun 19, 2015

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Handlaying track – Part 1

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Renowned MR contributing editor Tony Koester helps take…

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Red Oak Series: Adding ballast
Feb 19, 2015

Red Oak Series: Adding ballast

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Just a little bit of a ballast goes…

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How-To Library: Installing Blue Point switch controls
Jan 19, 2015

How-To Library: Installing Blue Point switch controls

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this how-to video, MRVP’s David Popp shows…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 10 – painting trackwork
Jun 19, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 10 – painting trackwork

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Adding weathering effects to the trackwork of MRVP’s…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 8 – installing cork roadbed
Jun 19, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 8 – installing cork roadbed

Installing cork roadbed is the first step to laying reliable trackwork on MRVP’s On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. In…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 9 – laying track
Jun 19, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 9 – laying track

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page All the prep work is done, so now…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 6 – building a sector plate
May 19, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 6 – building a sector plate

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The sector plate used to transfer trains from…

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Thin Branch Series: Buried track
Nov 19, 2013

Thin Branch Series: Buried track

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David uses our HO scale Thin Branch project…

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