How to make tinted tail lights and turn signals on HO scale automobiles

Tinting a model automobile tail light

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to use MicroScale Kristal Klear and food coloring to make tinted tail lights and turn signals for your vehicle. […]

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Video: Model Rectifier Corp (MRC) DCC sound decoder for N scale Kato GG1

Model Rectifier Corp. (MRC) makes a drop-in Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder for a Kato USA N scale GG1 electric locomotive. Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala demonstrates some of the DCC decoder’s sound effects. […]

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Video: Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Codys Office for September 1, 2011

Inside Cody's Office September 01 2011

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page What’s a 1:1 steam locomotive doing at the Kalmbach Publishing Co. offices? Find out in this week’s episode. You’ll also see a new N scale steam locomotive from Bachmann Trains and other new model railroading products. In this week’s modeling tip, Model Railroader […]

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A day on the In-ko-pah Railroad

A day on the In-ko-pah Railroad

Name: Ray Dunakin Forum User Name: Ray Dunakin Railroad Name: In-ko-pah Railroad Location: San Diego, CA Scale: 1:24   Theme: Narrow gauge in a rugged desert setting Description: The In-ko-pah Railroad is a unique layout set into a steep hillside. Tons of rock have been used to create massive mountains and cliffs, decorated with hundreds […]

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