Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Painting an EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, Part 6 – Applying front end decals

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page With the long hood stripes in place, Cody now turns to applying decals on the short hood and cab of our HO scale Winston-Salem diesel locomotive. Check out the techniques that make this effort go smoothly and yield great results! […]

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Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for February 2016

Inside Cody's Office for February 2016

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Several new locomotives and freight cars arrived at the Model Railroader offices this month, including new modern-era diesels from Wm. K. Walthers and Kato USA. You’ll even get a quick demo of the SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC)-equipped Walthers locomotive. Associate editor Cody […]

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Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for February 2016

Inside Cody's Office for February 2016

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Several new locomotives and freight cars arrived at the Model Railroader offices this month, including new modern-era diesels from Wm. K. Walthers and Kato USA. You’ll even get a quick demo of the SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC)-equipped Walthers locomotive. Associate editor Cody […]

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Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series: Madison Depot, Part 5 – Taking a header

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment, David starts working on some of the architectural details that give the depot its distinctive appearance. Follow along as David shows how he made custom headers over the arched windows. […]

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Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series: Madison Depot, Part 5 – Taking a header

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment, David starts working on some of the architectural details that give the depot its distinctive appearance. Follow along as David shows how he made custom headers over the arched windows. […]

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Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series: Madison Depot, Part 2 – Stitching windows

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of David Popp’s mini-series video blog, he shares a tried and true technique for assembling a custom array of windows. Of course, the technique will also work for making custom wall sections! […]

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Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series: Madison Depot, Part 3 – Forming walls and windows

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page After making modifications to the large windows he assembled in the previous episode, David goes on to show how he formed new wall sections that fit neatly into the wall parts from the original Walthers structure kit. […]

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Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series: Madison Depot, Part 2 – Stitching windows

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of David Popp’s mini-series video blog, he shares a tried and true technique for assembling a custom array of windows. Of course, the technique will also work for making custom wall sections! […]

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Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series: Madison Depot, Part 3 – Forming walls and windows

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page After making modifications to the large windows he assembled in the previous episode, David goes on to show how he formed new wall sections that fit neatly into the wall parts from the original Walthers structure kit. […]

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Rehab My Railroad: Episode 13

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Work continues on Chuck Sable’s HO scale layout! Hosts Drew and Chuck get things rockin’ on the layout’s lakefront scene, while Cody installs, stripes, and weathers the roadway sections. David also makes headway on the Madison station kitbashing project, which is covered in […]

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