Gilbert's Hobby Shop

Another railroad day at the Martinsburg Roundhouse with Kent Courtney.

Here is more information on the installation of the Woodland Scenics electrical utility system - https://youtu.be/NKgqKM4Kocg

A hobo’s ride on a freight train in New Mexico with lots of scenery - https://youtu.be/b8LJQhEKPrs

Kent Courtney will be performing live this weekend at the Martinsburg Roundhouse, Martinsburg West Virginia. This is the Great Train Raid event and it’s all about railroading - 1 & 2 MAY21 - Saturday and Sunday.

A modern train in Casablanca - https://youtu.be/SzN0aI1OaKI

Pennsy action on a Monday morning - https://youtu.be/fVbOfuptmN4

Circuitron SMAILs allow turnout control from a DCC contrôler and you can have signal control automatically.

Get ready for a very informative video. Not only will you learn how to make trains, but you will learn some tricks for speeding up your model assembly - https://youtu.be/WoxtnAYGwrc

Those Woodland Scenics risers work very well. It makes building grades easy on your model railroad.

Interesting look at an underground mining rail network and remnants of mining operations -

Quick, thumbnail history of a scenic railroad - https://youtu.be/AWJ5yhQVFTk

This is Gary Manville’s HO model of the cemetery gatehouse in Gettysburg. Come meet Gary this Saturday, 11am, 30JAN21 at Gilbert’s Hobby Shop.

Tune in to Facebook Live or come meet Gary Manville in person - Saturday, 11am, 30JAN21

This is the Dobbin House by Gary Manville who will be showcasing his work this Saturday, 11am -30JAN21 at Gilbert’s Hobby Shop.

This is barn from the Bliss Farm by Gary Manville. Meet Gary this Saturday afternoon 30JAN21 at Gilbert’s Hobby Shop.

This Saturday afternoon, 30JAN21, Gary Manville will be at Gilbert’s Hobby Shop talking about his models like the farmhouse from Bryan Farm.

Gary Manville's "Pennsylvania Hall" under construction. See the finished model this Saturday Afternoon at Gilbert's Hobby Shop.

Trackage has a variety of colors. After you ballast, drybrush the right-of-way with PanPastels - browns, dark greys and white highlights.

Cab forwards and black widow diesels combine with Daylight passenger trains in the stirring color film - https://youtu.be/1WsYAaY477c

A colorful look at the 1950s in the Santa Fe railroad promotional film - https://youtu.be/4-l13UMBlkM

Brass model locomotives reach an incredible level of detail and realism.

It’s fun to run trains on a model railroad especially with the locomotive painted by Tommy Gilbert.

Short, covered hoppers, like this one, have been a part of the railroad scene since the 1960s.

Spray paint your flex track with Matte RR Tie Brown before laying it - for a super realistic look.

Even on a cloudy day, the York Rail paint scheme is an eyecatcher.

There is a lot of detail to be seen on the Ma & Pa girder bridge over the Codorus river in York, PA - especially on the abutment.

The guardrails are an easy detail to add to a bridge. Just ask Tommy Gilbert’s for a length or two of smaller code rail.

Railroad bridges often carry phone and power wires when utility lines come to a river. This is an easy to add detail.

The Ma & Pa girder bridge over the Codorus River in York, PA would be easy to model and fun to paint.