This week Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you the Zimo MX31ZL Digital Command Control (DCC) starter set, HO scale 40-foot exterior-post trailers from Athearn, and new N scale magnetic knuckle couplers from McHenry. He'll also give you tips for using a seam scraper on you next modeling project.

This week Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you the Zimo MX31ZL Digital Command Control (DCC) starter set, HO scale 40-foot exterior-post trailers from Athearn, and new N scale magnetic knuckle couplers from McHenry. He'll also give you tips for using a seam scraper on you next modeling project.

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Model Railroader editor Neil Besougloff shows you some of the highlights of the September issue. He'll also give you a sneak peek of some of this month's online bonuses, including new product videos and the track plan database.

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This week Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you some of the new products that he saw at the 2008 National Train Show in Anaheim, Calif., including HO and O scale retaining walls from Chooch Enterprises, an HO scale PS-2CD covered hopper from Tangent, and painted HO figure sets from Preiser. He'll also show you how to paint realistic stripes on a model highway as well as some of the snapshots that he took during his trip to the 2008 National Train Show and National Model Railroad Association convention.

This week Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows you some of the new products that he saw at the 2008 National Train Show in Anaheim, Calif., including HO and O scale retaining walls from Chooch Enterprises, an HO scale PS-2CD covered hopper from Tangent, and painted HO figure sets from Preiser. He'll also show you how to paint realistic stripes on a model highway as well as some of the snapshots that he took during his trip to the 2008 National Train Show and National Model Railroad Association convention.

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