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Track Planning

How-to Library: Designing a layout, Part 1 Research
Oct 20, 2018

How-to Library: Designing a layout, Part 1 Research

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In an all-new MRVP mini-series, David Popp takes…

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3D Track Plans: The N scale Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line
Sep 19, 2018

3D Track Plans: The N scale Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The chocolate factory at Hershey, Pa., is the…

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3D Track Plans: The HO scale Morristown & Erie Railway
Mar 19, 2018

3D Track Plans: The HO scale Morristown & Erie Railway

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this exclusive MRVP video, subscribers are treated…

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How-to Library: Track Planning Made Easy – Computer-aided design, Part 3 Elevations and turnouts
Apr 21, 2017

How-to Library: Track Planning Made Easy – Computer-aided design, Part 3 Elevations and turnouts

Modeler Gerry Leone wraps up his track-planning mini-series on computer-aided design (CAD) software with a tutorial on adding elevations and…

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How-to Library: Track Planning Made Easy – Computer-aided design, Part 2 Adding Track
Apr 20, 2017

How-to Library: Track Planning Made Easy – Computer-aided design, Part 2 Adding Track

Gerry Leone started this all-new MRVP mini-series by creating a virtual room for a new model railroad using computer-aided design…

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How-to Library: Track Planning Made Easy – Computer-aided design, Part  1 Getting Started
Apr 20, 2017

How-to Library: Track Planning Made Easy – Computer-aided design, Part 1 Getting Started

So you’ve got a plan in mind for a new model railroad, but just can’t seem to get it out…

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3D Track Plans: Canadian Canyons in N scale
Jul 19, 2016

3D Track Plans: Canadian Canyons in N scale

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Inspired by a recent Drew’s Trackside Adventures, MRVP’s…

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3D Track Plans: Toronto Terminal in HO scale
Jun 19, 2016

3D Track Plans: Toronto Terminal in HO scale

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Ben Lake has outdone himself with this…

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3D Track Plans: The HO scale Georgia Northeastern RR
Dec 19, 2015

3D Track Plans: The HO scale Georgia Northeastern RR

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this exclusive for MR Video Plus subscribers,…

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3D Track Plan: The HO scale Bakersfield & Ventura RR
Oct 19, 2015

3D Track Plan: The HO scale Bakersfield & Ventura RR

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this exclusive video, MRVP subscribers are treated…

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3D Track Plan: The HO scale Conrail Bald Eagle Branch
Jul 19, 2015

3D Track Plan: The HO scale Conrail Bald Eagle Branch

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this 3D rendering by MRVP’s Ben Lake,…

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How-To Library: Installing Blue Point switch controls
Jan 19, 2015

How-To Library: Installing Blue Point switch controls

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this how-to video, MRVP’s David Popp shows…

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