The MR/MRVP Dream Team including David, Neil, Dana, Cody, and publisher Kevin Keefe, continues their coverage of the 2014 National Train Show in Cleveland, Ohio. In part 2 of 2 videos, Cody talks with more manufacturers eager to share their exciting new products He also stops to see some of the many operating layouts on display. 

In this video, Kent Johnson shares techniques he uses to transform the stacks of flexible foam blocks into a more natural, gradually sloping mountainside on MRVP's On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. You'll see how to work with a handy hot wire cutting tool, and then put those pesky foam packing peanuts to good use on any layout!

This HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio class T-1 2-10-4 from Broadway Limited Imports features the firm's Paragon2 Digital Command Control (DCC) sound system. See and hear this big "Texas" type steam locomotive in action as it hauls a string of coal hoppers across the Model Railroader staff's club layout.

In this episode of MRVP's DCC Programming Series host Dana Kawala takes on CV 29, one of the most powerful (and often-feared) configuration variables in DCC. Dana methodically walks you through how to use CV 29 to control many of the basic functions of your DCC-equipped locomotives, including normal direction of travel, speed control, and more.

Dana Kawala's DCC Programming Series has struck a chord with MRVP viewers! So this week on MR Insider Weekly, Ben Lake gets the scoop on the next episode addressing Configuration Variable (CV) 29. In addition to a quick preview of the forthcoming (arriving this final week of July) episode, Dana also references a few DCC-related highlights he saw at the 2014 National Train Show in Cleveland, Ohio.  

The MR/MRVP Dream Team including David, Neil, Dana, Cody, and publisher Kevin Keefe storm into Cleveland to cover the 2014 National Train Show. In part 1 of 2 videos, Cody talks with several manufacturers eager to share their exciting new products. He also makes stops to see some of the many operating layouts on display.

MR Video Plus producer David Popp and MR Editor Neil Besougloff hit the road to Cleveland, Ohio, to cover the National Model Railroad Association's (NMRA) National Convention and the 2014 National Train Show. While driving there was part of the fun, the NMRA Convention featured some amazing examples of what makes model railroading the World's Greatest Hobby. In this video, David shows you around various convention locations, highlighting contest models and interviews with model builders, a glimpse at a clinic, and a special-interest group (SIG) presentation. David also tips you off to great railroad-related sites in the city that rocks!

Before adding scenery to our On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout, MRVP's Kent Johnson first builds up the terrain using sections of flexible foam from Woodland Scenics. In this video, Kent shows viewers how easy it is to form sloped terrain along the painted backdrop -- all without creating the mess typically associated with foam board construction techniques!

Producer David Popp walks subscribers through the quick and easy steps for accessing the entire library of entertaining and instructional videos on the MR Video Plus website.