Model Railroader

12.70 min. | 5.0 user rating
mrr.trains.com This how-to video shows some of the realistic and prototypical train operations on Model Railroader's HO scale Bay Junction project layout. Executive editor Andy Sperandeo will also describe the accurate placement of model signals and other trackside details on the layout. The Bay Junction is part of MR's Milwaukee Racine & Troy HO scale model train layout, which features DCC digital command control, realistic scenery, great detailing, and weathered structures to represent modern-day Wisconsin railroading.

9.93 min. | 4.864865 user rating
This video series, hosted by Michael Gross, will teach you the simple how-to workshop techniques you need to know to take an HO scale electric train set and make it a scenic model railroad. Well show you how to build a 4x8 model train table (benchwork) from plywood, lay sections of track, create easy realistic scenery using foam and paint, assemble model buildings, and wire your layout with a DC power pack. When youre done, youll have a railroad that operates well and looks real. Our techniques would work in N, O, S, G, or Z scale also. This video is scene 7, Scenery part 1 how-to. For more information and a free booklet with more tips visit greatesthobby.com. The Worlds Greatest Hobby program is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the fun, relaxing, and fascinating hobby of model railroading. Primary sponsors of our series are Atlas Model Railroad Co., Bachmann Trains, Kato Precision Railroad Models, Wm. K. Walthers Inc., and Kalmbach Publishing. Co, publisher of Model Railroader and Classic Toy Trains magazines. To contact the World's Greatest Hobby e-mail Info@GreatestHobby.com Visit our website at www.greatesthobby.com