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Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Adjusting leg height
Feb 24, 2025·Expert Tips

Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Adjusting leg height

Adjusting leg height| In instances where the floor isn’t quite as flat as it looks, David Popp shows how to…

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Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Selecting lumber for your layout
Feb 24, 2025·Expert Tips

Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Selecting lumber for your layout

Selecting lumber for your layout| With a wide array of wood grades available at major home improvement centers, it’s important…

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Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Rotary tool cutoff techniques
Feb 17, 2025·Expert Tips

Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Rotary tool cutoff techniques

Rotary tool cutoff techniques | Trains.com Director David Popp demonstrates how a rotary motor tool can be used for a…

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Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Replacing a circular saw blade
Feb 17, 2025·Expert Tips

Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Replacing a circular saw blade

Replacing a circular saw blade| In this instance, David Popp shows Bryson Sleppy how installing a new, sharp blade yields…

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How-to Library | Detailing and weathering a diesel locomotive, part 2
Sep 18, 2024·Painting & Weathering

How-to Library | Detailing and weathering a diesel locomotive, part 2

Efforts to make a new, HO scale (1:87.1) Alco RS1 diesel locomotives appear more worn continue. Here, David Popp demonstrates…

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How-to Library | Detailing and weathering a diesel locomotive, Part 1
Aug 28, 2024·Painting & Weathering

How-to Library | Detailing and weathering a diesel locomotive, Part 1

David recently installed new DCC decoders into his HO scale (1:87.1) Alco RS1 diesel locomotives. Now it’s time make what’s…

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How-to Library | Airbrushing – Shading and Highlighting
Aug 22, 2024·Painting & Weathering

How-to Library | Airbrushing – Shading and Highlighting

Acquire helpful tips for using an airbrush to apply shading and highlighting effects that mimic authentic wear and weathering patterns…

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How-to Library | Installing a TCS WowKits DCC Decoder
Aug 15, 2024·DCC Wiring

How-to Library | Installing a TCS WowKits DCC Decoder

Learn techniques for installing a TCS WowKits DCC Decoder into an HO scale (1:87.1) diesel locomotive, as demonstrated, step by…

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How-to Library | Installing an N scale TCS Keep-Alive
Jul 23, 2024·DCC Wiring

How-to Library | Installing an N scale TCS Keep-Alive

From start to finish, David Popp shares his techniques for installing a TCS KA-N1 Keep-Alive Capacitor into an N scale…

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How-To Library | Build a laser-cut wood structure kit, Part 3
Jul 4, 2024·Scenery

How-To Library | Build a laser-cut wood structure kit, Part 3

Steve Otte finalizes work on his single rail-served factory for Model Railroader magazine’s 2024 project layout, the HO scale Free-Mo…

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How-To Library | Build a laser-cut wood structure kit, Part 2
Jun 13, 2024·Scenery

How-To Library | Build a laser-cut wood structure kit, Part 2

For the single rail-served factory on Model Railroader magazine’s 2024 project layout, the HO scale Free-Mo module Freemont Mills, Steve…

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How-To Library | Build a laser-cut wood structure kit, Part 1
Mar 27, 2024·Scenery

How-To Library | Build a laser-cut wood structure kit, Part 1

For the single rail-served factory on Model Railroader magazine’s 2024 project layout, the HO scale Free-Mo module Freemont Mills, Steve…

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