Our first variety show was a great success, but it did run long… nearly 2 hours. You all know how much we like to talk! But the discussion must have been worth it because the viewers stayed with us the whole time. Topics and presenters included: Greg Williams – soldering basics Chris Lyon – painting […]
We had a great discussion with Will Lawrence about how how he applies decals. We saw lots of tips, some not even specific to applying decals. Enjoy the video!
Ronald Grandmaison presented part two of his series on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. He provided a great discussion on structure detailing, interiors, lighting, and foundations. A few questions came up near the end of the video and I’ll provide the links here… Rapido RS-18 programming – https://rapidotrains.com/warranty/product-support/ho-scale-mlw-rs-18-support Source for custom decals – https://www.pdc.ca/rr/custom_decals/ Source for […]
Please do not share this video with non-members. We are using these higher value videos as a way to provide value to an MFMR membership. If people can access them for free then there is no need to join the MFMR. In this video Chris Lyon talks about building a diorama and the techniques he […]
https://youtu.be/X3sPxJMcoBU Join us with Douglas Margison as he describes Operations on his layout the Lackamoney Railway. Download his presentation here. If you missed it on Facebook you can watch it here from Youtube!
Lou presented this clinic at the 2019 MFMR Convention – Bridging Time in Sackville NB on June 1st, 2019 There can be more to a model railroad than just tracks, scenery and trains. Bringing a layout to life includes history, whether real or made up, the stories that can be told about life along the […]
Following on from the last tip on bending Peco code 83 track on the ends, I was also taught by The guy at Peco to glue your track down instead of using pins. The main reason for this is because using pins (ed. track nails) especially on top of cork ballast or a similar soft […]
Peco code 83 flex track is the ideal track to use in HO model railroads. It is very true to scale and easy to use however if you are looking to join two pieces of track together on a curve the ends of each piece do not like to follow the radius of your plan […]
This post goes along with the Turnout clinic that Chris Mears, Taylor Main, and Scott Jay presented at the 1st (hopefully annual) Maritime Prototype Modelers Meet held on June 27, 2015. It is not necessary to have attended the clinic in order to learn how to build a turnout – this page should provide the […]