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Review of Rebuilding the Hills Line with James McNab Model Railroader DVD

When a basement plumbing disaster forced the demolition of his established Grimes Lines, James seized the opportunity to create something new. In this DVD he shares his expert planning, construction, wiring, track laying, scenery making, and modeling tips and tricks. You won't want to miss the helpful insights James reveals when building the mid-sized Hills Line...the second time around!

Episode 1: Introducing the IAIS Hills Industrial Spur
Episode 2: The magic of mockups
Episode 3: Track tips & tricks
Episode 4: Endless horizons
Episode 5: Highways & Byways
Episode 6: Harnessing electrons and wiring electronic devices
Episode 7: Scenery Secrets
Episode 8: More Scenery Secrets
Episode 9: Freight Car Fixes
Episode 10: Modeling prototype operating procedures
Episode 11: Overview

Approximate Running Time: 110 minutes (Plus bonus content!)

Overall rating for this DVD? 5 Star Excellent
4 Star Very Good
3 Star Good
2 Star Fair
1 Star Poor

The rest is optional but appreciated.

In your opinion, how was the narration level? There was no narration.
Just enough.
Could have used more.
A little too much.
Way too much.
Narration can be turned off.

Aside from the content of the DVD, how would you rate the image quality (sharpness, camera steadiness, etc)? Poor.
A little rough around the edges.
Good.
Excellent!

How would you rate the VALUE of this video? Overpriced for the amount of enjoyment I got out of it.
Seemed a little high, but not too bad.
Fair.
Good value.
Excellent value!

Last question. Would you recommend this DVD to others? Definitely not!
Not unless they REALLY were interested in the subject matter.
Yes
Definitely.
A "Must Have"!

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