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Olympia Projects

Olympia Logging Series: Part 39 – Log car upgrades
Dec 15, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 39 – Log car upgrades

Now that David Popp has the Olympia Logging Co. On30 steam locomotives looking good and weathered, he’s turning his focus…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 38 – Make a corrugated roof
Dec 14, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 38 – Make a corrugated roof

MR associate editor Eric White shares his techniques for adding a corrugated roof to a wood structure on our Olympia…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 37 – Log pond scenery
Dec 13, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 37 – Log pond scenery

In this video, David continues working on the log pond for our Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. Here, he shows…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 36 – Build a log pond
Dec 13, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 36 – Build a log pond

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page There’s a place to include realistic water effects…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 35 – Adding dirt ballast
Dec 12, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 35 – Adding dirt ballast

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this video, Cody Grivno demonstrates how to…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 34 – Adding trees
Nov 26, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 34 – Adding trees

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that the rocks and basic ground covering…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 33 – Fixing a hillside flaw
Nov 12, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 33 – Fixing a hillside flaw

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Uh-oh! We worked ourselves right into a corner…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 32 – Installing a DCC system
Nov 12, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 32 – Installing a DCC system

MRVP’s David Popp takes a casual approach to installing a Digital Command Control (DCC) system on our Olympia Logging Co.…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 31 – Detail a logging locomotive
Nov 11, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 31 – Detail a logging locomotive

In this video, Cody Grivno continues to enhance the appearance of our Olympia Logging Co. On30 Bachmann Climax locomotive by…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 30 – Steam locomotive weathering
Oct 22, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 30 – Steam locomotive weathering

While we’ve addressed how to weather modern diesel locomotives in other MRVP videos, David Popp takes on the challenge of…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 29 – Custom locomotive lettering
Oct 21, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 29 – Custom locomotive lettering

As the layout construction and scenery work progresses, MR’s Cody Grivno continues to prep the Olympia Logging Co. steam-powered workhorse…

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 28 – Installing a steam sound decoder
Oct 5, 2014

Olympia Logging Series: Part 28 – Installing a steam sound decoder

We wanted our On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout to sound as impressive as it looks, so David Popp decided…

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