Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In Part 3 of this mini-series, Gerry Leone struggles to figure out the best way to build his undulating roadway. Follow along to see how he works out a solution that incorporates stacked foam insulation board, Sculptamold, and plaster cloth. […]
Flemming Ørneholm’s HO scale Eaglecreek & Northern, which was featured in the February 2012 Model Railroader, is a testament to his ingenious use of space. In less than 7 x 12 feet, Flemming’s HO scale layout captures the sprawling vistas of the west along the Union Pacific. With massive UP 4-8-8-4 Big Boys regularly hauling […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Explore the Puffer Bridge Lines (PBL) freelance HO scale layout in this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit video. Layout builder and host Seth Puffer takes you on a walking tour of his contemporary railroad that first appeared in the May 1995 issue of Model […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Explore the Puffer Bridge Lines (PBL) freelance HO scale layout in this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit video. Layout builder and host Seth Puffer takes you on a walking tour of his contemporary railroad that first appeared in the May 1995 issue of Model […]
While the Pennsylvania RR rostered thousands of steam locomotives, only a few of them, other than the duplex-drive T1s, ever got the streamlined treatment. Bachmann Trains is now offering the first HO scale plastic model of a K4s Pacific in the 1940 streamlining the Pennsy applied to four locomotives, complete with a Train Control Systems […]
WalthersProto HO scale 70-foot heavyweight RPO-baggage car Price: $84.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. 5601 W. Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthers.com Era: 1914 to 1971 Road names: Clerestory roof: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Great Northern; Milwaukee Road; New York Central; and Soo Line. Round roof: Illinois Central, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Southern […]
Get the materials list for this project featured in the Beer Line extension series in the June 2017 Model Railroader Materials list Alpine Division Scale Models http://www.alpinemodels.com/index.html 5805 Rural New Haven Railroad Freight House Avery 8165 8 1⁄2” x 11” shipping labels Atlas Model Railroad Co. 0721 Middlesex Manufacturing Company Evergreen Scale Models styrene 100 […]
HO scale locomotives Norfolk Southern SD60E diesel locomotive. GoRail (one road number), Honoring First Responders (one number), and thoroughbred scheme (six numbers). Prototype-specific details; light-emitting-diode headlights, deck-mounted ditch lights, number boxes, and ground lights above front truck; and detailed cab interior. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector for Digital Command Control decoder, $219.98; with dual-mode […]
A Big Boy, Two Challengers, and 100 Cars travel from Quartz Mountain Summit to Lakeview at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum’s February, 2019 Extreme Trains event. Video submitted by Bill Rogers. […]
A Big Boy, Two Challengers, and 100 Cars travel from Quartz Mountain Summit to Lakeview at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum’s February, 2019 Extreme Trains event. Video submitted by Bill Rogers. […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division GP40-2 diesel locomotive. Conrail (blue in three road numbers, Reading Co. patchout in two numbers); CSX (dark blue and yellow, three numbers); Denver & Rio Grande Western (black and orange); Detroit, Toledo & Ironton (orange); Grand Trunk Western (red, white, and blue); Reading Co. (green and yellow, three numbers); and […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody has the Chicago & North Western HO scale commuter cars disassembled, so it’s over to the spray booth he goes to prep them for re-lettering. Follow along as he shares his proven tips and techniques for working with water-slide decals. […]
