Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger shares a vintage story about a practical joke involving former Associate Editor Gordy Odegard, former Editor and Publisher Russ Larson, and a rather complicated oscilloscope kit. You’ll also see photos of the staff and the Model Railroader […]
One interesting feature of this Model Railroader project layout are the folding legs that support the benchwork. Dick Christianson, the layout builder and Model Railroader magazine’s former managing editor, gives you a demonstration of how the folding legs work. He’ll also discuss the fascia and backdrop material that he used for the N scale Salt […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The HO scale Ohio Southern, built by Senior Editor Jim Hediger, is not only one of the first multi-level model railroads, the layout is also one of the first to use a helix. Listen to Jim recall how he built his first helix […]
The latest Model Railroader project layout is the N scale Salt Lake Route built by former MR managing editor Dick Christianson. This model railroad uses Kato Unitrack and Digitrax Digital Command Control (DCC). Follow Dick as he give you a tour of the layout and discusses what inspired the theme of this N scale model […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger grew up in Dearborn, Mich., and lived across the alley from Star Hobbies, a hobby shop owned by noted railroad photographer Emery Gulash. In this episode Jim shares an amusing story that demonstrates Emery’s legendary sense of […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Senior editor Jim Hediger is the last staff member to have worked directly for the late Linn Westcott, a model railroading pioneer and the long-time editor of Model Railroader magazine. Jim shares a few of his favorite stories as well as vintage photos. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger has had a long and impressive career at the magazine. In this video interview Jim shares his experiences about first coming to work for Model Railroader, including meeting the magazine’s then-Editor Linn Westcott. Subscribe today and watch […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Thirty years ago on September 26, 1979, construction began on Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger’s influential HO scale Ohio Southern. Jim describes the concept and some of the challenges building his HO layout. Learn how a three and a half hour lunch […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader Senior Editor Jim Hediger also has experience working on the real railroads. In this episode Jim talks about his job as a telegraph operator for the Wabash RR. You’ll also see some vintage photos of some places where Jim worked, including […]
Model Railroader Editor Neil Besougloff shows how he installed Walthers street system sections and Blair Line grade crossings on our latest project layout. […]
Now that the track is laid in Humboldt Yard, Model Railroader Associate Editor Cody Grivno will show you his technique for installing ballast. […]
Model Railroader publisher Terry Thompson shows you how we installed feeder wires on the HO scale Beer Line. You’ll learn how to use “suitcase” connectors to attach feeders to the power bus and how to solder feeders to the rails. […]
