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Enjoy this quick look at the MTH RailKing One-Gauge GE Dash 8-40CW diesel locomotive in action, and then read a complete review of the model in the Spring 2019 issue of Garden Railways magazine!
View the PIKO America GE 25-ton diesel switcher in motion, and then read a complete review of the model in the Spring 2019 issue of Garden Railways magazine!
In this multi-part series from MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone, you'll see just what it takes to shape layout space into an identifiable place on a model railroad. Gerry's step-by-step instructions walk you through the process as he develops a site on his own Bona Vista Rwy. Follow along as he gets started by building a solid base using foam insulation.
In this episode, David pulls in even more reference materials to aid the accuracy of his initial track plan for a C&NW HO scale layout. It's also time for a quick reality check, especially when it concerns the pragmatic parts of the design -- namely storage space for the prerequisite passenger/commuter car fleet. What's David's savvy solution? Curved turnouts, of course!
Senior Editor Dana Kawala demonstrates the features and functions of a Pi-Sprog One Digital Command Control (DCC) system from Sprog USA. The system combines the firm's Sprog JMRI interface with a Raspberry Pi computer to give you cutting-edge DCC option for your model railroad.
OTR from Iceland!?! Not so fast! However, the beauty shop items that show host Gerry Leone features in this episode are just as foreign to many modelers as railroads are to the rugged Nordic island.