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Hills Line

The Hills Line with James McNab: Scenery Secrets, Episode 7
Nov 1, 2020

The Hills Line with James McNab: Scenery Secrets, Episode 7

Host James McNab shares secrets to making scenic showcases on his HO scale Hills Line model railroad. You’ll see that…

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The Hills Line with James McNab: Harnessing electrons and wiring electronic devices, Episode 6
Oct 9, 2020

The Hills Line with James McNab: Harnessing electrons and wiring electronic devices, Episode 6

In this episode of The Hills Line, host James McNab crawls under his emerging HO scale layout to walk and…

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The Hills Line with James McNab: Highways & Byways, Episode 5
Sep 9, 2020

The Hills Line with James McNab: Highways & Byways, Episode 5

The Hills Line host James McNab takes you on a trip through road construction techniques on his HO scale layout.…

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The Hills Line with James McNab: Endless horizons, Episode 4
Aug 9, 2020

The Hills Line with James McNab: Endless horizons, Episode 4

In this episode James McNab shares his techniques for using backdrops, fascias, and visual blocks. See how these features control…

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The Hills Line with James McNab: Track tips & tricks, Episode 3
Jul 9, 2020

The Hills Line with James McNab: Track tips & tricks, Episode 3

James McNab, our newest Contributing Editor, shows viewers that trackwork can be realistically enhanced like any other model on a…

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The Hills Line with James McNab: The magic of mockups, Episode 2
Jun 9, 2020

The Hills Line with James McNab: The magic of mockups, Episode 2

Contributing Editor James McNab launches into his new, Hills Line HO scale layout development. In this episode, he focuses on…

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The Hills Line with James McNab: Introducing the IAIS Hills Industrial Spur in HO scale
May 20, 2020

The Hills Line with James McNab: Introducing the IAIS Hills Industrial Spur in HO scale

In this MRVP exclusive series from James McNab, you’ll get to see the start of an all-new HO scale layout. When…

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MRVP Layout Visit: James McNab’s Iowa Interstate Grimes Line in HO scale
Nov 12, 2017

MRVP Layout Visit: James McNab’s Iowa Interstate Grimes Line in HO scale

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, subscribers will…

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