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In this video, David Popp demonstrates the steps for adding static grass that will help make your scenery texture appear more authentic – even in small spaces like those found on Model Railroader magazine's 3 x 7-foot N scale Red Oak project layout.
For his second day in the Denver area, host Drew Halverson explores more of the Front Range, before returning to other railroad sites in the Mile-High City. Drew also joins pal Mike Danneman for stops at the recently-renovated Denver Union Station and an extra special ride on the Colorado Railroad Museum's K-37 steam locomotive. Come along with Drew and the MR Video Plus crew!
In this MRVP exclusive interview, Drew Halverson sits down with Mark Boncher, Editor of American Snowmobiler magazine, to talk about his recent snowmobile outing that began with a train ride! Mark shares photos and tales of his adventure aboard the Agawa Canyon Tour train in Canada, including how he loaded his sleds on and off the streamlined baggage car!
Hal Miller hosts another "single-stall" edition of The Roundhouse with guest Andy Sperandeo, former editor of Model Railroader magazine. This time the conversation focuses on the late John Armstrong, a prolific MR contributor who was regarded as "The Dean of Layout Design". Hal and Andy comment on his numerous innovative designs, construction concepts, and his cutting-edge mechanical and electrical engineering feats that were years ahead of hobby trends!
The HO scale GMD-1 diesel-electric locomotive from Rapido Trains and MLW models a unique Canadian road switcher. The model features an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. See and hear the DCC sound equipped locomotive as it hauls trains around the Model Railroader staff's club model train layout.
Branded gear from Model Railroader and Model Railroader Video Plus is HERE! Drew Halverson and David Popp show off the new shop apron, hat, and coffee mug, and share the Kalmbach Customer Sales phone number (1-800-533-6644) you can use to order one of each! The guys also reveal what new videos are coming to the MRVP website later in this last week of February 2015. Stay tuned…and keep warm!
Just a little bit of a ballast goes a long way toward making Model Railroader magazine's 3 x 7-foot N scale Red Oak layout look more realistic. In this video, David Popp walks you through the steps you'll need to prepare the trackwork, apply the ballast, and then secure it along the right-of-way.
Couplerpalooza comes to Cody's Workshop this month! In this episode, Cody installs a body-mounted coupler and demonstrates how to use a tap in the process. Plus, he shares a quick technique for adding a painted sign to the side of a brick structure. And if that's not enough, Cody also answers viewer questions, including a couple (pun intended) related to knuckle couplers.
In this MRVP exclusive video, Contributing Editor Andy Sperandeo uses MR magazine's HO scale layout to demonstrate six helpful tips aimed at making you a better crew member during your next layout operating session. Coming from an "old head" like Andy, who's operated on hundreds of model railroads, you can trust that following these techniques will help get you invited back for more fun!