Layout Visit: Lance Mindheim’s CSX Miami Downtown Spur in HO scale

Lance Mindheim's CSX Miami Downtown Spur in HO scale

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Video Plus visits Lance Mindheim’s HO scale CSX Miami Downtown Spur, one of the most impressive representations of today’s railroading you’ll ever see on a model railroad! In this exclusive video, Lance guides you on a tour of his basement layout, […]

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Using plaster rock castings on the Eagle Mountain RR

Hand painting plaster rock

Associate editor Eric White provides an overview of how he used plaster rock castings on the HO scale Eagle Mountain RR. You’ll learn how rubber rock molds made it easy to add a realistically rugged terrain to the Model Railroader staff’s 2016 project model railroad. […]

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Video: HO scale River Falls & Eastern Ry

HO scale River Falls Eastern Ry

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Larry Hickman’s HO scale River Falls & Eastern Ry. is a freelanced model railroad set in West Virginia from 1959 to 1960. The layout is inspired by the Baltimore & Ohio, Western Maryland, and New York Central. Watch this video tour of trains […]

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Video: HO scale Northern Memories model railroad

HO scale Northern Memories model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Camping trips along the Chicago & North Western as a kid inspired John Mueller to build his HO scale Northern Memories model railroad. The layout is set in northern Wisconsin in the early 1950s. In this video you can watch steam and diesel […]

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Video: Animate structures using microcontrollers

Animate structures using microcontrollers

In the April 2016 Model Railroader, author Bruce Kingsley shows how to add sound and animation to a structure model using Arduino circuit boards. Watch the video clip to see the finished results of Bruce’s project. In addition to watching the video, you can also download Bruce’s sound file. Download a PDF copy of the source […]

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T-Trak Group Project: Video Blog – The Fun Run

The Model Railroader team standing around their model set.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that the team has completed all of the N scale T-Trak modules, the only thing left to do is assemble them into a layout! Project hosts David Popp and Kent Johnson, along with the rest of the resident builders, share the fun […]

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A scenery base for the HO scale Eagle Mountain RR

Scenery form in place on layout

Mountains play an important part on the Model Railroader staff’s HO scale Eagle Mountain RR project layout. Associate editor Eric White describes how he used plaster gauze over a cardboard web to achieve the rocky scenery base found on the 4 x 8 model train layout. […]

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