by mike | Aug 22, 2014 | General News |
Apparently it’s official. Railroad Model Craftsman is done. According to an announcement on their Facebook page, Friday, August 22, 2014 was the last day for Carstens and their titles. I’ve avoided comment until now because all the rampant speculation and...
by mike | Apr 16, 2014 | General News |
Lately, it seems all of the blogs I routinely read are shutting down their comments feature. In truth, seeing this trend develop is what prompted me to turn them off here, along with the fact that hardly anyone bothered to comment on the majority of the posts lately....
by mike | Nov 17, 2013 | General News |
Modelers of every skill level are losing a truly valuable resource. Westlake Publishing’s 2013 Modelers’ Annual will be the final printed edition of a series of books that also included annuals on narrow gauge and one covering logging, mining and...
by mike | Aug 10, 2013 | General News |
Why would one publisher promote the work of another? Because A: I don’t believe in the “We’re at war with the competition” mentality that has infected business everywhere. (B: O scale needs all the exposure it can get and (C: It’s the...
by mike | May 15, 2013 | General News |
Many of you are now aware of Joe’s recent cancer diagnosis. When he told me about it, we had a series of long discussions and mutually agreed it would be best for all concerned to transfer ownership of the company to me and dissolve our partnership. We’ve...
by mike | Feb 8, 2013 | General News |
That’s my day job here; creating and selling books that take a different approach to the hobby from the cookie-cutter norm. The blog isn’t going away, but it’s mainly for fun. Here is a short (less than a minute each) video I made about one of our...
