Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dana Kawala, senior editor for Model Railroader magazine, recently got his hands on a unique product, the ProtoThrottle from Iowa Scaled Engineering. Watch this video to see how Dana uses the ProtoThrottle’s realistically modeled levers, buttons, and dials to enhance the operation of […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Kathy Millatt shows you how to build a better-looking boggy area to compliment the forests on your layout. Her secret to success in this scene is a base application of brown floor grout. Watch and learn the tips and tricks she employs […]
MRVP Insider host Jenny Maaske shares what’s coming to Model Railroader Video Plus in May 2018! Look for new episodes of your favorite series hosted by MRVP Contributors Gerry Leone, Kathy Millatt, and Charlie Conway. Of course, David, Cody, and Drew will show up too… but only if you’re a subscriber to the MRVideoPlus.com website! […]
Kent Johnson and CTT’s Bob Keller lay it all on the line, as they work to assemble the main line using Lionel FasTrack O gauge components. Watch to see how they plot the course from the plan (printed in the pages of Classic Toy Trains magazine) to the pink foamboard tabletop, and then wire the […]
Our insider look at Arizona’s Copper Basin Railway continues, with Charlie Conway focusing his cameras on the real pride of the CBR — its employees! In part 2 of 2, you’ll follow inspectors, mechanics, dispatchers, conductors, engineers, and others who are busy Taking Care of Business. Enjoy this video, and then learn more about the […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this Canadian Canyons mini-series, the entire MRVP staff gets involved in shaping up the layout scenery! To get things started, Ben Lake and Gerry Leone combine their superpowers to model a curved mountain highway using a computer, a paper template, and a […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page More modeling from David, as he makes a bit more progress on his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout expansion. In this recap/overview video blog, you’ll see how he handled the log pond scenery, the steam donkey details, and that blessed A-frame assembly! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Rockwork continues on our Canadian Canyons N scale layout, with David Popp showing how he painted and highlighted the Sculptamold rocks to resemble those found along the Fraser River canyons. Grab your brushes and acrylic paints, and then follow along! […]
This video was one of the entries in a recent video contest of the NMRA South Central Wisconsin Division. The video features Milwaukee Road 261 4-8-4 pulling an excursion train through La Crosse, Wis., on BNSF trackage in 2002. […]
“Rail Ramblings 1937,” produced by Ken Hojnacki, was the first-place winner in the recent video contest conducted by the South Central Wisconsin Division – NMRA. […]
“A Set-Out and a Pick-up” was the second place winner in the model category in the recent video contest of the South Central Wisconsin Division – NMRA. The video was produced by Bob Wundrock on his HO scale Rice Lake, Dallas & Menomonie layout. […]
