Model Rail Radio
Live internet radio covering all aspects of the model rail hobby
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 136 minutes
- Episodes
- 275
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2024
Model Rail Radio #225: Proto Throttle and Podcaster [February 3, 2024]
John Syzemanski is now retired and reports on tasks for his own projects, participating in ops sessions, and visiting a few layouts in the area. Tom and John discuss the steam proto-throttle developm…
01:14:26 |
Sat 03 Feb 2024
Bonus: Tom Barbalet talks with John Gardiner IV [November 13, 2023]
Tom and John discuss John's new Proto Future podcast.
00:31:11 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Layout Design Contest Winners / Tom Barbalet Starts A Podcast (the Pilot) [Nov 11, 2023]
Ron and Tom finish some overdue business and kick off a new set of podcasts.
00:27:41 |
Sun 12 Nov 2023
Model Rail Radio #224: Broom Handles [August 12, 2023]
Gordy Robinson has a number of updates including his plans for the Nationals. Jeff Shockley gives an update on the DelMarVa club and an upcoming open house. Tom and Ralph Renzetti discuss Tamiya pain…
00:58:34 |
Sat 12 Aug 2023
Model Rail Radio #223: Buying a Layout [July 15, 2023]
John Szymanski has been operating his layout having moved to smaller weekend op sessions. Mike Slater gives an update on the hottub layout. Neil Erickson talks about a layout that can fly. Ted Roy gi…
01:11:45 |
Sat 15 Jul 2023
Model Rail Radio #222: Hot Afternoon [April 29, 2023]
Clark Kooning is returning to Canada and has plenty of plans when he gets back to the north. Ralph Renzetti has been on and recommends a new podcast. Peter Stempel might be moving and provides a brie…
00:49:16 |
Sat 29 Apr 2023
Model Rail Radio #221: Gone Fishing [March 25, 2023]
John Szymanski discusses operating on Bob Hayden's layout and how having phones can reduce the noise level (or maybe not). John has a friend David on the call, and they discuss current (including Bre…
01:01:17 |
Sat 25 Mar 2023
Model Rail Radio #220: The Meat That Cooks Itself [February 4, 2023]
Tom starts the Lawerence Eggering memorial show with Massimo Piras who is interested in hearing from folks in his area. Toni Ryan has fond memories of Uncle Larry. Jim Gifford braces an early morning…
01:10:25 |
Sat 04 Feb 2023
Model Rail Radio #219: Show Contention [January 21, 2023]
Clark Kooning is laying out a new empire. Thomas Brown has some catching up to do. Martin Coombs and the Professor provide interesting show discussion on come contentious issues with Giles Favell pro…
01:42:44 |
Sat 21 Jan 2023
Model Rail Radio #218: Have Traction Will Travel [January 7, 2023]
Toni Ryan has been playing with some new tech. Mike Slater has been 3d printing in O-scale traction and has been to a magazine with his crew. John Szymanski has building oil pumps for visual interest…
00:54:53 |
Sat 07 Jan 2023
Model Rail Radio #217: Chickens [December 10, 2022]
John Szymanski has been operating and talks about his friendship with a famous star of the hobby. Mike Slater has been getting his model railroading mojo back and attended a show that he holds some h…
00:59:03 |
Sat 10 Dec 2022
Model Rail Radio #216: A Cattleyard of Foxes [November 26, 2022]
Martin Coombs is planning on making videos in the near future. They discuss many interesting aspects of railroading in Kent. Lawrence Eggering has been doing stuff with 3d printers and provides some …
01:37:53 |
Sat 26 Nov 2022
Model Rail Radio #215: One for the Books [September 10, 2022]
This is the Craig Bisgeier Memorial Show. Tom decides to make this a regular MRR in the European friendly time. Tom starts the call with Giles Favell talking about some die cast cars from Terry Terra…
01:00:19 |
Sat 10 Sep 2022
Model Rail Radio #214: Short Show [July 30, 2022]
Short show - thanks to Robert Thomas for the edit.
00:48:26 |
Sun 31 Jul 2022
Model Rail Radio #213: Eco Coal and Vehicles That Move [July 9, 2022]
Jim Lincoln calls in and Tom asks how COVID has changed the model railroading hobby. Simon Hill provides updates on some of the locomotives he's been building and a guillotine building project for th…
01:46:55 |
Sun 10 Jul 2022
Model Rail Radio #212: Tight Three and Half [June 25, 2022]
Nigel Gartshore calls in and has a few updates about his space and what he plans to run in the area. No-lix is the central theme. Ron Klaiss discusses his latest kit and what happens after COVID. Cla…
01:13:07 |
Sun 26 Jun 2022
Model Rail Radio #211: The Right Height For Both Worlds [May 28, 2022]
Dave Barazza has finished his layout sufficient to get on remote operators with live operators. John Szymanski has been experimenting with something similar on his own layout. Tom asks about tower ca…
01:15:04 |
Sun 29 May 2022
Model Rail Radio #210: No Regrets [February 12, 2022]
Tyler Reabe kicks off the show introducing his model railroading interests. Ted Roy has been working through the model railroading hobby - and has a number of locos that are now reprogrammed. Robert …
01:57:30 |
Sun 13 Feb 2022
Model Rail Radio #209: Variable Temperature Soldering Iron [January 29, 2022]
John Szymanski (aka John Z) has been exploring remote operations. What has been happening in Kent with Simon Hill and Martin Coombs? Martin has a kit to build that came through unusual circumstances…
01:51:02 |
Sun 30 Jan 2022
Special: Terry Terrance
Tom talks with Terry about his subway origins, how he ended up in two rail O-scale and what advice he has to model rail roaders planning a basement empire. Tom also wonders if there are folks around …
00:34:27 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
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