Podcasts about ho scale

One of the great things about this hobby of model railroading is that it's always there when you need it, like a faithful companion, whether you choose to work on your current project every day, once a week or just a few times a month, it's always there ready for the next adventure. Our next guest, Wally Swaitly is typical of folks who revisit the hobby after years or perhaps even decades away, whilst pursuing other interests. But what makes Wally so interesting is how much he's accomplished in just a few short years since his return and even more amazing are some of the projects he's decided to tackle strictly for the enjoyment of it. Whether it's the N-Scale railroad that runs around the ceiling, his beautiful HO-Scale shelf layout or his On-30 fantasy layout, each one is built with enthusiasm and excitement.

This week we had the pleasure of having a long-time listener and supporter of the podcast, Matt Probst on the show to share with us his history and journey in model railroading and how he has really exploded onto the scene of our hobby online by putting together some amazing scenes and work on his layout! The other great thing about having Matt on the show (which was long overdue) was that he is literally our neighbor as far as the hobby goes! He grew up practically down the street from us and it was long overdue to have him chat with us and tell us what he's been up to. Matt also recently started a model railroading YouTube channel and it's taking off as he shares his techniques and layout progress with the world. Check it out, he's making some pretty awesome videos and sharing a lot of great tips & answering questions about scenery and more on his channel. Link to Matt's My HO Scale of Model Railroading is here: https://www.youtube.com/@mattprobst2321   Episode artwork credit to Matt Probst

We've interviewed so many folks over the last decade sometimes it's hard to remember who we've missed over the last little while, but thanks to the modeler simply known as “Kelly,” we've once again teamed up with one of the most prolific and imaginative folks we've ever met on our travels throughout the model railroad world. Smokin' Joe D'Amato has for over two decades been a key element in the design and production of the fabulous N-Scale line from Micro-Trains in Talent, Oregon. Never at a loss for words or ideas, Smokin' Joe has been a big of N-Scale scene since the early 2000's. Lately he's even helped the company branch out into HO-Scale with a great line of weathered cars from Accurail. It's a great podcast and as always, Joe doesn't disappoint!!

Hello Model Railroaders! On the Second Section Podcast we have Mark Herrick on the show talking about his beautiful BNSF Montana Division Layout in HO Scale!  Mark shares with us the genesis of his layout, how its built for ops and what it takes to bring the layout alive!!!Mark's Layout can be found on social media here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...Want to see and hear more from the Second Section Podcast?  See the links below on how you can join our model railroading community!Subscribe to our channel by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/c/SecondSecti...Support the Second Section Podcast by becoming part of the Second Section “Dispatchers” on Patreon!Support link: www.patreon.com/SecondSectionPodcastWanna be part of the Section Crew?  Join our Facebook community here: www.facebook.com/groups/secondsectionpodcast/Check us out at our website: https://secondsectionpodcast.com/Music: Good for Nothing Safety by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Hello Model Railroaders! On the Second Section Podcast Christopher Palmieri and Doug Watts join us from HomeShops.net.  They are a premier retailer of HO Scale rolling stock for Freelance model railroads.  Christopher and Doug are avid modelers themselves and are coming on the show to share what they are doing in the world of model railroading and to talk about their business supplying all of us modelers with high quality rolling stock for our freelance or “Home Roads.”Find them here at: https://homeshops.net/They are also on social media and can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/HomeShopsLLCWant to see and hear more from the Second Section Podcast?  See the links below on how you can join our model railroading community!Subscribe to our channel by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/c/SecondSectionPodcast?sub_confirmation=1Support the Second Section Podcast by becoming part of the Second Section “Dispatchers” on Patreon!Support link: www.patreon.com/SecondSectionPodcastWanna be part of the Section Crew?  Join our Facebook community here: www.facebook.com/groups/secondsectionpodcast/Check us out at our website: https://secondsectionpodcast.com/Music: Good for Nothing Safety by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Hello Model Railroaders! Tonight, on the Second Section Podcast we have Gary Ruming on our show!  Gary will be showing us his fantastic shelf HO Scale Shelf Layout.  He will share with us how he is able to add great details to scenes on his layout and what he's doing in the hobby!Gary is also one of the creators of Platform1 MRC Facebook Group:   / 947565568632409  And he can be found on YouTube as well here:   / @gaz3801  Make sure you check his channel out and subscribe!  Want to hear and see more of the Second Section Podcast? Check out the links below!Subscribe to our channel by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/c/SecondSecti...Wanna be part of the Section Crew?  Join our Facebook community here: www.facebook.com/groups/secondsectionpodcast/Check us out at our website: https://secondsectionpodcast.com/Music: Good for Nothing Safety by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Hello Model Railroaders! Tonight, on the Second Section Podcast we have Paul Cassar on our show!  Paul will be giving us a tour of his HO Scale proto freelance shelf layout named the Riverbelt Line.  He combines the Missouri Pacific, the Missouri Kansas Texas and Norfolk & Western railroads into a beautiful shelf layout.  Paul is also one of the creators of HO Scale Shelf Layouts Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/48471...Paul is also one of the producers of Around the Layout Podcast by Ray Arnott.  He has been a driving force in our hobby by bringing great content creators to the forefront that all of us modelers get to enjoy!  See some of his handywork on the Around the Layout Podcast:  https://www.aroundthelayout.com/Want to hear and see more of the Second Section Podcast? Check out the links below!Subscribe to our channel by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/c/SecondSecti...Wanna be part of the Section Crew?  Join our Facebook community here: www.facebook.com/groups/secondsectionpodcast/Check us out at our website: https://secondsectionpodcast.com/Music: Good for Nothing Safety by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

This Episode we talk about CARS AND THE COMMUNITY for the 4th of July! From our guest in the city's backyard...Vinny Shiccitano! "I grew up in Norwalk and always, as far back as I can remember loved cars. I think that I first realized that I loved cars the Christmas of 1967. I was six years old and Santa gave me an HO Scale race car track. My brother, Cosmo, and I played with those tiny race cars every day. When my brother and I were small, our parents both worked at the Norwalk Drive-In Movie Theatre. They worked long nights in the snack bar. My brother and I sat in the car and watched movies and talked about the hundreds of different cars that came in every night. We particularly liked the old 1960's muscle cars. We grew up in a great neighborhood in Norwalk with dozens of boys. We loved helping the older guys work on their hot rods. We spent years helping them; mostly laying under cars and helping them lift heavy transmission or waxing their cars. Every afternoon after school or football practice I would deliver my 242 newspapers a day and saved my money for the day that I could by my own car. Through an older friend from the neighborhood I got my first real job at a used car lot. Carriage House Motors was where I worked at the age of 14. I would change tires, clean cars, and swap parts. I loved that job and at 15 I built my first race car – a 1970 Vega – with a Corvette engine in it, which I completed and raced before I got my driver's license. After my teen years of racing cars and working at repair shops, my focus switched to saving my money to someday own my own repair shop. At 22 an opportunity to partner with a friend from the neighborhood came up. We opened Professional Auto Center. I was a partner at that successful business for 16 years; however, the Reed-Putnam Redevelopment Project forced a split of the partnership. At that time I wanted to work with my brother, who had managed a shop in Stamford, that I had worked at as a teenager. Together we opened Accurate Auto Repair, where we have run a successful business for over 20 years. My dream of operating a business built on integrity, honesty, and high quality work, with a friendly family style atmosphere had been realized. My brother and I still drag race cars and still after all of these years love cars and love what we do and like the old saying goes, “If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life.” I have always worked hard and remember the hard work ethic which was instilled in me by my parents. I have three beautiful children – Taylor, Rachel, and Brandon, with my wife Maria. We live in this great town of Norwalk. I try to give back to the community that has treated me so well. I am active in many organizations. I have been President and Recording Secretary at St. Ann's Club, which donates money to many non-profit organizations and provides scholarship opportunities. I was the President and Vice President of the Norwalk Seaport Association, and I am member of the South Norwalk Boat Club. Accurate Auto Repair donates to many great deserving organizations in Fairfield County. My family and I are always thankful for what we have. We are so grateful to the thousands of customers that Accurate Auto Repair has acquired over the years. We believe in giving to those organizations that help better the lives of people in the community."

So, you're wondering what it's like when a fully qualified heavy truck mechanic and a world class chef decide to start their own 3D printing company?? Well as luck would have it, we found two such guys and learn their story from the ground up. Steve and Dan are a couple of lifelong model railroaders with an itch to improve the hobby for as many folks as possible. Yelton Models is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with, with such products as the HO Scale replica of AC Tower in Marion, Ohio. There was unfortunately a little bit of ugliness when the Evel Overlord discovered they'd yet to create a website for their wonderful products, but after some negotiations and careful thought it was decide that it would be best for all if one was created post-haste. This is a great episode to be enjoyed well sipping margaritas on the beach in St. Maarten. Enjoy !!  

We sit down with Cory Scothon, photographer and train enthusiast, in this episode. We learn all about what train lines are in New England and which of them Cory has chased down for the perfect photo op. Besides photographing real trains, Cory has a HO Scale (1:87) model replica of some of the Providence and Worcester railroad in his basement. He explains the different types of model trains, how they work, and what goes into curating or building your layout. He also tells us what you do with it when it's done and how friends and fellow enthusiasts can appreciate them together. He even brought in a small section of track and switches for Ryan to have a go at working some industries themselves.  You can find Cory's Photography and his model train layout here: @pwmodelrr

In this Christmas-y List-y episode, Tim likes Ariana Grande a bit too much, Ponci is a bad person with bad plans, and Pat loves food. We have our special Christmas ranking lists with special Christmas categories and with Ponci's patented "Ho Scale" to boot. Er. To stocking.

“We're building an HO Scale two-truck Shay.” This was our introduction to a fireball who answers to the name, Keith Revell. Ever wondered how to start a model railroad manufacturing company?? You google it of course. If you haven't heard of KR Models before, you're about to, they're already well known in Great Britain and primed to burst onto the high-end scale model scene in North America plus other locales around the world. Tighten up your chin straps and hang on, we're about to set off on a journey we won't soon forget. Enjoy!!

Once again I've recorded fresh audio for what was originally a very video-centric episode produced for YouTube. My relationship with HO Scale Tyco and Aurora brand slot cars dates back to 1980. This is a short trip through that history.

Todd foams over his new HO scale Big Boy, and Schon foams over his very specific HO scale Utah Railway coal train.

We don't use the term All-Stars lightly here at the ole' AML Network but this episode of the “Stars” is truly out of this universe. Everything is covered, Tracy our Official Flight Attendant tells us about learning to identify locomotives using flash cards, Kaylee fills us in on what it's like to stuff a decoder into a HO-Scale track mobile and finally MRN editor Tony Cook shares some product news. After all that we still find time to discuss the stellar acting career of Charlton Heston and disaster movies of the 70's. So grab yourself a big bowl of airline pretzels, a steaming hot mug of spilled jet fuel and enjoy !!

#trains #TSGCrewLounge #HistoricPreservation #railroads This month’s podcast includes: • TSG Train Crew update • September in review • Trip to Colorado • Dave Stanley’s Morada Belt layout • OBS and the pooped-out computer • Dave Connery’s Garden and HO Scale layouts • TSG merchandise • Upcoming events • Tons of upcoming programs • The first-ever TSG Live Crew Lounge Program • And more! Please support TSG Multimedia on Patreon! www.patreon.com/tsgmultimedia Thanks for being awesome! Get TSG branded merchandise here: https://teespring.com/stores/tsg-multimedia-swag Please share: If you enjoy this content, please hit the "like" button and share it with your friends on social media! You can join TSG Multimedia on these other social media channels: FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/tsgmultimedi... Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TSGMultimedia ©2019 TSG Multimedia. All Rights Reserved.

Are you excited? Because this episode we get to talk to Doug Foscale of FOS Scale models about his annual release of his limited run kit. And this year's limited run is pretty spectacular! Rust Rock Falls is the 2019 limited release HO Scale kit from FOS Scale models and its only available for a short time, because once he sells 200 of them, they'll be "sold out" and your only chance of getting one will be on eBay for like double the price. Enough of trying to excite you about it, because Doug's description of the kit and the details that he goes into on this week's episode are enough to make you want to build it TODAY. This is such an interesting and again, very unique set of models and it really captures the importance of industry through mid century in the United State. How many towns would be centered around an industry building and small commerce and entertainment would pop up around and thrive nearby. Many small towns in America would have industry like this that provided most of the jobs in the community. Here's the description from FOSScaleModels.com: "The Arkwright & Porter Textile Mill has loomed over the falls for over a century. As the business flourished, the mill grew, stretching the limits of its geography; out and over the craggy, uncertain terrain. Within a narrow flat peninsula it eventually gives into nature as the river drops in multiple water falls. The mill takes advantage of the rushing river’s power, harnessing it to power the machines. An exposed freight elevator bangs its way up and down with product and equipment. Over time, the dyes used found their way over the north falls, staining the rocks below a luminous rust. The Mill’s presence is a testament to the booming industrial revolution, filled with the clanging, churning and ticking of the cotton spinners, the daily boxcars and the voices of the American worker.  Rust Rock Falls includes the main mill structure, the M.D. Garage gas station, Wally's Lunch and the Linden Dance Hall.  Also included is the wrought iron foot bridge that provides access to the back of the mill and a sluice gate.  We included the two road bridges FREE. After adding them as the not included scnery component, we thought they really helped the scene so they are included. Optional at a great value, is the Porter Company Store for $59.95 additional ($89 value). Arkwright & Porter Textile Mill: The main structure of our scene, starts off on a simple road; it's exterior elevator, all parts exposed, scurries from the street to the top floor with goods and workers. A loading dock straddles the local rail siding, that make sits way to a steel catwalk that springs up a set of stairs to the pattern floor, than as time went on, an additional stair down provided a safe emergency exit from the cliff bound end of the property. Several additions reach out over the almost impossible to build on granite ledge. Towards the rear, the powerful current of the North River is drawn into the sluice gate, into the heart of the mill where it powers the cotton spinners. FOOTPRINT – 4” x 17” M.D. Garage: This small but detail driven gas station will fit in any town or city. Its concrete block construction exposed in places where the stucco finish has crumbled. FOOTPRINT - 3” x 4” Wally's Lunch: A charming lunch shack serves the small section of the town, no doubt serving up some greasy belly busters. FOOTPRINT - 1.25” x 1.125” Linden Dance Hall: The best place in town to unwind after a long week of hard work in the mill, with live music and dancing every Saturday night. FOOTPRINT- 3.25” x 6.5” Porter Company Store:  Serving the town and the mill for decades, just about anything from groceries to hardware can be found at the Store. FOOTPRINT - 3.25” x 7.5” Kit Contents and Materials: Kit includes lasercut clapboard, scribed, board and batten walls, lasercut and etched concrete block gas station walls, lasercut roof cards and details. Metal cast detail parts as well as plastic details, windows and doors. Kit includes assembly template and diagrams and weathering and assembly instructions. Also included, laser cut shingles, rolled roofing, corrugated metal panels, lasercut sidewalk sections, sluice gate, wrought iron bridge, two road bridges, exterior freight elevator, color signs and posters, double roadside billboard and more._________________________________________ NOT INCLUDED: Figures, retaining walls, foundation, scenery or vehicles. Don’t forget the kit ships SEPTEMBER 30th, 2019. You will receive an email when it ships." Here's how you can get it: US OrdersCanadian OrdersInternational Orders CONTEST INFORMATION: Last week's winner - Ron Piskel This week's contest: Submit a photo of your favorite rooftop detail whether it's on a model or in real life by commenting on this week's pinned post on our Facebook page or by emailing the photo entry to podcast@hoscalecustoms.com by 11:59:59 PM EST on Thursday, July 18th. One winner who will be announced on next week's show will receive a HO Scale Customs koozie and a small craftsman model kit from railroadkits.com. Make sure to visit our site any time for more great craftsman model railroading content: https://hoscalecustoms.com 

This is Episode 70 of the Bench Time Podcast with Brett & Todd Wiley! Episode number two of the week resumes our normal schedule and it’s just us again this week, BUT that doesn’t mean we aren’t having a BLAST with it. This week we get into a quick recap of the Mini-Con and Clinics day we went to last weekend and then we transition into some of the Patron Questions of the week. If you’re interested in becoming a Patron and keeping our show thriving, you can check out our Support Us page. We did add a couple of new ways for you to contribute and be a part of the show so if you’re interested in that, you can head over to our Support Us page and check it out there. Okay enough of that, that’s not why you’re here. After we go over our Patron’s questions we dig more into our favorite techniques on how to paint our 1:87 scale figures and people. We’ve been painting only Preiser figures, but we know there are others out there. So let’s hear your favorite figures to paint! Weekly Contest Updates: Lynn McCurdy won last week’s podcast contest where you were supposed to post a photo of your “ugly duckling” to the comments section of our pinned post on our Facebook Page. This week, we’re running with the same format, so post your favorite model railroading or model building tool to the PINNED POST at the top of our page to win a small HO Scale kit for you to assemble and put on your layout! We also understand that some of you may not be on Facebook, so you may email your pictures to brett@hoscalecustoms.com. He will add them to the contest with JUST your first name to the comments for official entry (for those who aren’t on facebook). All entries must be submitted to us either by email or as listed on our Facebook page by 11:59:59 PM PT on Wednesday night 4/24/19. As always you can connect with us and follow us here:https://instagram.com/hoscalecustoms https://facebook.com/hoscalecustoms https://youtube.com/hoscalecustoms podcast@hoscalecustoms.com 

The weekend is finally here and so is March!  Episode 62 of the Bench Time Podcast we have with us special guest Mark Schreier of Foggy Mountain Models Craftsman Kit Structures!  Mark shares with us a bit of insight into the makings of On3 and O scale craftsman kits which Foggy Mountain Models is known for and he tells us a lot about how they can be detailed out to look super realistic just like HO Scale kits can.  He also tells us all about a new and first ever release of an HO scale kit which is soon to be out April 6 and 7 at the The Great Scale Model Train Show in Timonium Maryland and on his website foggymountainmodels.com Then we get into placing smaller structures in places we all often forget about or are just too small and tricky, like between tracks and on turnouts and corners.  We have a look into the brick and stone block textured paper products that we have spoken of on the Podcast many times and have shown incorporated in some of our models and layout.  Mark sells these sheets that are just fabulously detailed better then any product we’ve seen, and we chatter on about their application and how easy they really are to work with. Throughout the show we share ideas about the older kits and how they were made then as compared to years back, and how they start accumulating in piles on a shelf and the debate within ourselves of if we should save them or build them (we choose the latter everytime). So during our walk back in time to our early years of building kits and how much they too have changed~  This was a great episode you all need to check out and listen in as you build whatever is on your bench this weekend! Enjoy!

TGIF Modeler friends! Check out this week’s Bench Time podcast Episode 31 with Jimmy Deignan owner of Railroad Kits fine scale craftsman kits! We talk with him about the many facets of his business, The acquisition of all the Fine Scale Minatures (FSM) detail castings, his love of the hobby and the many many inspiring modeling friends he has made in model railroading. And you will get to hear about his acquiring of legendary ho scale layout Pennsy Middle Division (originally built by modeling great Dave Frary) and it’s restoration and modifications that they made to bring it back to life! Also we rap a bit about the Fine Scale Expo, and how it began as he is one of the founders of this great show for craftsman builders and all modelers and this year held November 1-3 in Albany NY! But there is more! This week, Brett and Todd have guest host and fine scale model artist Jason Jensen join them to talk with Jimmy, and grill him with a few questions of his own! Of course there is the laughs we always have on our show! So settle into your workbench stool, grab something cold to drink, and chill out with your fellow Bench Time Fine Scale Freaks! Enjoy the weekend! Railroad Kits Website: RailroadKits.com As discussed in the show, the downloadable PDF book by Dave Frary, The Pennsy Middle Division in HO Scale for a steal at $4.99.

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