MRVP Insider: MRVP Underground with David Popp, Episode 2 – Project prep and staining startup

Model Railroader Video Plus Week 2

Ready for another Underground update? David Popp hunkers down to take on the challenge of building a fueling stage for his On30 Olympia Logging Co. layout. After a quick overview of his modeling project and the laser-cut wood kit components, you’ll see how David tests and preps parts with stain. […]

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How-To Library: Turning Spaces into Places II, Part 2 – Knocking the Blocks Off

Gerry Leone working on his streets.

Contributing Editor Gerry Leone continues to share his final project on the HO scale Bona Vista Rwy. This time you’ll see how to make sure Main Street, its sidewalks, and all of the surrounding structures maintain prototypical alignment and appearance. […]

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How-To Library: Turning Spaces into Places II, Part 2 – Knocking the Blocks Off

Gerry Leone working on his streets.

Contributing Editor Gerry Leone continues to share his final project on the HO scale Bona Vista Rwy. This time you’ll see how to make sure Main Street, its sidewalks, and all of the surrounding structures maintain prototypical alignment and appearance. […]

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Off The Rails: Construction Kinks continued, Episode 47

Off the Rails with Gerry Leone Episode 47

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Gerry can’t get enough of the time-tested, helpful modeling suggestions offered up by Model Railroader magazine readers from the early days of the hobby. Don’t be surprised if you discover just how useful many of these construction tricks still are today! […]

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Off The Rails: Construction Kinks continued, Episode 47

Off the Rails with Gerry Leone Episode 47

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Gerry can’t get enough of the time-tested, helpful modeling suggestions offered up by Model Railroader magazine readers from the early days of the hobby. Don’t be surprised if you discover just how useful many of these construction tricks still are today! […]

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How-to Library: Turning Spaces into Places II, Part 1 – Out on the Town

Gerry Leone front of his model layout.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Before the demise of his HO scale Bona Vista Rwy., MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone couldn’t help but to launch into one final layout project. Follow along with Gerry’s effort to turn a vacant space into a town location he’s named Eagle […]

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Turning Spaces into Places II, Part 1 – Out on the Town

Gerry Leone front of his model layout.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Before the demise of his HO scale Bona Vista Rwy., MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone couldn’t help but to launch into one final layout project. Follow along with Gerry’s effort to turn a vacant space into a town location he’s named Eagle […]

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How-to Library: Turning Spaces into Places II, Part 1 – Out on the Town

Gerry Leone front of his model layout.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Before the demise of his HO scale Bona Vista Rwy., MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone couldn’t help but to launch into one final layout project. Follow along with Gerry’s effort to turn a vacant space into a town location he’s named Eagle […]

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Kitbashing strategies for a feed mill

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Tony describes how he kitbashed the feed mill, pictured on the left, of his portable O scale Wingate model railroad. Using parts from two Atlas O Ace Feed & Supply kits, Tony rearranged the side walls and added a second story turned sideways to create a more realistic footprint and to disguise the kit’s all-too-familiar […]

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