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Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Building L-girders
Building L-girders| Watch and learn as David Popp demonstrates how to assemble one of the...
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Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Adjusting leg height
Adjusting leg height| In instances where the floor isn't quite as flat as it looks,...
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Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Selecting lumber for your layout
Selecting lumber for your layout| With a wide array of wood grades available at major...
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Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Rotary tool cutoff techniques
Rotary tool cutoff techniques | Trains.com Director David Popp demonstrates how a rotary motor tool...
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Model Railroader Tips & Tricks | Replacing a circular saw blade
Replacing a circular saw blade| In this instance, David Popp shows Bryson Sleppy how installing...
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Better rail joiners for your layout
Working with rail joiners is difficult for many model railroaders. Rail joiners are the weakest...
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Working with wire cutters expertly with David Popp
Working with wire cutters expertly - Trains.com director David Popp demonstrates the application of wire...
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How to build a track cleaning car
How to build a simple track cleaning car – MR contributor Gerry Leone shares instructions...
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How to troubleshoot and disassemble an HO scale brass steam locomotive
Senior Editor Eric White evaulates and troubleshoots an HO scale brass steam locomotive from Sunset...
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How to cut track
Join David Popp in the studio as he shows you how to tackle the tricky...
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How to cut track
Join David Popp in the studio as he shows you how to tackle the tricky...
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Keep your adhesive bottles ready to use
Staff member Rene Schweitzer demonstrates ways to make sure your adhesives are always ready to...
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Fixing Wobbling Boxcars
In this quick how-to video, Eric White shows you how a little bit of filing...
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Fixing Wobbling Boxcars
In this quick how-to video, Eric White shows you how a little bit of filing...
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Modeling layout scenery at the workbench
Narrow gauge modeler Gregg Condon presents a simple way to make model railroad scenery right...
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Trains.com Holiday Party: Working with Acrylic, Episode 11
In this final episode of our Trains.com Holiday Party, Cody Grivno shows how to assemble...
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Trains.com Holiday Party: Fun Run, Episode 10
Around the Kalmbach HQ, workin' on the railroad is part of the job. But at...
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Trains.com Holiday Party: Scrap Box Scenery, Episode 9
The Trains.com Holiday Party continues with David Popp suited up to make some special layout...
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Trains.com Holiday Party: Turntable Trouble, Episode 8
A previous O scale turntable build went awry this fall, so David turned the troubleshooting...
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Trains.com Holiday Party: Shake-the-box kits, Episode 7
Are you hoping to get a freight car kit under the tree? Cody Grivno opened...
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