Rio Grande Caboose on the Georgetown Loop

Rio Grande Caboose on the Georgetown Loop

One of Colorado’s spectacular tourist railroads, the Georgetown Loop, has added a special passenger car to its offerings. One of the railroaders there made the restoration of a rare end-cupola Rio Grande caboose a mission. Now it’s back in service. We ride along! […]

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Rehab My Railroad: A study in structure construction, Episode 12

The full Rehab crew is on hand to help push progress on the Jones Island HO scale layout section a bit further along. Join David, Cody, Eric, and Ben, as they walk through what they’re working hard to complete on their respective structure and trackwork projects. […]

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New paint on GP38-2s and 50-foot double-door boxcars, and all-new N scale containers!

Cody Grivno in Model Railroader workshop with Atlas GP38-2, Accurail 50-foot boxcar, JRT Model Trains 53-foot container

Cody’s back in the office with new paint schemes for the Atlas HO scale GP38-2, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy double-door 50-foot boxcar from Accurail, and all-new 53-foot corrugated containers from JTC Model Trains, a modeling tip, and viewer mail. […]

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New paint on GP38-2s and 50-foot double-door boxcars, and all-new N scale containers!

Cody Grivno in Model Railroader workshop with Atlas GP38-2, Accurail 50-foot boxcar, JRT Model Trains 53-foot container

Cody’s back in the office with new paint schemes for the Atlas HO scale GP38-2, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy double-door 50-foot boxcar from Accurail, and all-new 53-foot corrugated containers from JTC Model Trains, a modeling tip, and viewer mail. […]

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Kitbashing a yard office – the finishing steps, Episode 45

Cody Grivno standing at the sink in the MR workshop holding an unpainted model structure in his hands.

To complete the work on his HO scale trackside structure, Cody shares how he primed and painted the assembly. After allowing the finish to dry, he also shows the process for adding details and weathering effects that give the styrene kitbashing project an authentic appearance.     […]

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