In this last installment of the Model Railroader staff’s project layout video series, you’ll get backdrop painting tips from MR illustrator Jay Smith. Follow along as Jay shows you how he added the quarry scene to help finish off the model train layout scenery. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video installment of History According To Hediger, Jim talks about chasing Ann Arbor Alco FA diesel locomotives shortly before they were replaced with EMD GP35s. Be sure to watch for the surprise ending to the story too! Related Topics: history according […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page When Jim Hediger was a young man, he worked in a hobby shop owned by noted railroad photographer, Emery Gulash. To help pay for college, Jim took on the job of painting brass locomotives for Emery, and he shares some of the stories […]
To make your track look realistic, you need to paint it. Cody Grivno shows you how he painted the track for our Thin Branch project railroad using an airbrush and acrylic paints. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In part 2 of our benchwork video series, David Popp shows you how to make easy frames that can be used to support a variety of layout options. He also attaches the legs we built in part 1. […]
To build a model railroad you’ll need some sort of benchwork. In this video series we show you how to build easy yet sturdy benchwork that can be used on most any model railroad. In part 1, we start with simple leg assemblies. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment of Video Step by Step, Cody Grivno shows you how to build a low-relief structure kit that fits between the tracks and the backdrop. In part 2 he covers final assembly, weathering, and installation. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Our Winter Hill project railroad needed a lot of rock hoppers, and Cody Grivno shows you how he restenciled and weathered various Walthers models to fill out the fleet on the HO scale MR&T. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this installment of Video Step by Step, Cody Grivno shows you how to build a low-relief structure kit that fits between the tracks and the backdrop. In part 1 he covers assembling plastic kits and basic painting. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Water, rocks, trees, and more, this installment of Video Step by Step has it all. In part 1, Cody shows you how he renovated an existing scene on the MR&T with new ground cover, trees, and freshly painted rocks. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Video Step by Step takes you start to finish through a modeling project. In this installment, associate editor Cody Grivno shows you how to build easy tree-covered hills to fit between the tracks and your backdrop. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Thin Branch is an HO scale addition to Model Railroader‘s Virginian project railroad. This video introduces the project and also explains how a typical operating session on the Thin Branch works. […]
