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Model Railroad Vol 1: Modeling a prototype

November 20th, 2009 16 comments
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Many consider state-of-the-art in the model railroading leisure activity today to be modeling a prototype railroad. In this first how-to DVD volume, we have collected several how-to shorts into chapters that give you for-example expert techniques on modeling a real-life railroad in miniature.

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Model Railroad VLog: Making Tunnels: Part 1

November 20th, 2009 4 comments
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modelrr.oakviewresources.com This is Part 3 of a small tutorial on how I made tunnels tunnels for my model railroad.

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Model Railroad Vol 4: Scenery and bridges – part 1

November 20th, 2009 25 comments
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Nothing enhances the enjoyment value of your model railroad layout like realistic scenery and bridges. In video volume 4, we’ve collected many expert how-to videos into chapters to reveal simple-to-implement yet powerful secrets for getting eye-popping miniature scenery and unparalleled railroad bridge realism.

MaNEP maglev model train

November 19th, 2009 23 comments
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This model train flies above the magnet rails, thank to the superconductors it contains.

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Model Railroad Op Session Live! No.4

November 19th, 2009 3 comments
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Model Trains Video’s well loved model railroading reality series continues with Op Session Live no.4. We again feature Charlie Comstock’s Bear Creek & South Jackson layout, set in 1952. The video captures the January 2009 model railroad op session: see the train crews, yardmaster, and dispatcher deal with getting the trains over a proto-freelanced mountain railroad, with slow locals, hot freights, passenger trains, and yard operations. For more see: model-trains-video.com…

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Model Railroad VLog: Putting Scenery on the Interchange: Part 67

November 19th, 2009 2 comments
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Brilliant primer for beginners: tinyurl.com My Web Site: modelrr.oakviewresources.com Part 67: This is a multi-part blog where I do some track work and place scenery on the interchange section of my model railroad. In this video I start putting on grass with my homemade static grass applicator. Music Notes: The music on this video was recorded using Sonar Home Studio Ver 6.0. The drums and keyboards were played on an M-Audio Keystation 61 ES and/or sequenced in the MIDI Editor. The bass used …