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It's December and snowflakes have begun to fall! 'Tis the season to enjoy trains of all sizes, plus a preview of the great videos coming your way this month on Model Railroader Video Plus!
In this month's installment Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno gives you an introduction to weathering rolling stock with the PanPastel weathering system. Cody will also show you new locomotives and rolling stock in HO, N, and O scales. Viewer mail this month includes questions on airbrushing, Rock Island number boards, and Cody's necktie.
Now that the foam base for the Family Train Layout is in place, David shows how to expand the basic train set oval of track and connect the wires required to power the trains.
In this installment of Video Step by Step, Cody Grivno shows you how to assemble a Walthers HO scale ranch tract house kit. In part 2 of 2, he covers adding windows & doors, window panes, window dressing, and other finishing details.
In this installment of Video Step by Step, Cody Grivno shows you how to assemble a Walthers HO scale ranch tract house kit. In part 1 of 2 episodes, he covers wall assembly, preparing sub-assemblies, plus prepping and painting detail parts.
After building a 40 x 60-inch lightweight base for our family-friendly layout, David demonstrates how to fill the interior of the frame with foam insulation board used to support the train set tracks and scenery.
David uses our HO scale Thin Branch project layout to show you a simple technique for modeling an industrial track laid into gravel or dirt, which makes it easy for vehicles to drive over the rails.
What's Model Railroader Video Plus all about? Producer David Popp provides an overview of all of the great features MR Video Plus has in store for you when you become a subscriber.