HO Scale Rio Grande in the San Luis Valley
"Model Railroading is not an outcome - it is a journey."
In early 2021, I discovered a video on YouTube which helped me achieve a great look for the shingled roof on the station at the town of Del Norte, Colorado on my layout. That video was by Jason Jensen (search for him!) Since then, I have benefited from hundreds of videos by dozens of YouTube contributors. So I decided to begin sharing some of my work, some of my methods, and some of my experience. I hope these videos will inspire other modelers.
My philosophy is easily expressed:
(1) Model railroading should be fun. If it isn't fun, it's not a hobby - it's a job.
(2) Model railroading need not cost an arm and a leg. Use the least expensive materials and tools to achieve the results you want.
(3) Models do not need to be faithful to a prototype, but they should look as though they could be.
Построить грузовые вагоны своими руками проще, чем вы думаете!
Быстрые и простые проекты №3: Трубные нагрузки
Assembling the Kadee PS 1 Box Car Kit
Assembling a Tichy Box Car Kit
Assembling an Intermountain Box Car Kit
Assembling an Accurail Box Car Kit
Building Your Freight Car Fleet on a Budget Part 2: Box Cars
Adding Realistic Details to Inexpensive Hopper Cars
Assembling the Tichy 41' Flat Car Kit
Building Your Freight Car Fleet on a Budget Part 1: Flat Cars
Kitbashing a Handcar Shed
Adding Detail to Inexpensive Freight Cars
Build a Scale Speedometer Part 3
Build a Scale Speedometer Part 2
Build a Scale Speedometer for Your Model Trains - Part 1
Completing the Rock Cut on My Model Railroad
Simple and Inexpensive CTC Signal Control for Your Layout
Bachmann GE44 Ton
Adding Interior Details to the Arched Stone Building
Detailing the Arched Stone Building
The Easiest Model Railroad Structure You Will Ever Build
It's Never Too Late to Fix Your Mistakes
Building and Controlling Dwarf Railroad Signals on a Budget
Coping with Malformed, Damaged (or even Missing!) Parts
Quick n Easy Projects #2: Building a Dump Truck
J C Landry Makeover Part 2
HO Scale Structure Makeover
Rescuing Flat Cars
Building Your Own Railroad Signals
C++ Classes Part 2: Class Hierarchies