New layout construction, part 1 | December 2025 WHATS NEAT

https://mrhmag.com - Model Railroad Hobbyist's roving reporter Ken Patterson brings you the December What's Neat: - HO scale SD45 from BLI - Bachmann’s new Acela II - Layout construction: Rebuilding the layout, part 1 ... Plus many great runbys Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:01:50 - New HO SD45 from Boradway Limited 0:03:37 - Bachmann Acela II train set unboxing 0:06:17 - Acela II closeup look 0:09:33 - Installing sound decoders in Acela II 0:14:35 - Acela II test run 0:16:56 - Rebuilding the layout, removing the old module 0:26:38 - Starting over with a new module 0:32:52 - Test-fitting the new module 0:35:15 - Finalizing the new module's foam layers 0:42:43 - Planning the track routing on the new module 0:45:57 - Finishing the new module's esthetics 0:55:33 - Starting the trackwork 0:59:35 - Conclusion ****************** IMPORTANT NOTE: The MRH monthly What's Neat video is posted the ~15th of each month. ****************** #mrhmag ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► See the full article and follow the discussion: https://forum.mrhmag.com (not available until late evening December 15th) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► THERE’S LOTS MORE: Get even more how-tos for model railroading on the Model Railroad Hobbyist website. This video is just part of the FREE December 2025 issue of Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine. https://mrhmag.com ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▼ CONNECT! ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrhmag ► X: https://x.com/mr_hobbyist ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrhobbyist