by mike | Jan 16, 2023 | OST Believes, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
As much as I’ve sung the praises of shadowbox construction, my tastes are moving toward simpler forms. Even though there is a lot to love about the shadowbox format, looking at Mill Road today the eight-foot long x 24 inch high modules seem clunky and overbuilt...
by mike | Jan 8, 2023 | The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
Our kitchen is small by any standard but it works for our needs. It’s just the two of us and our cooking and food prep are modest. We wanted more counter space but there wasn’t room to add any in the kitchen itself without creating an awkward bottleneck at...
by mike | Sep 19, 2022 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, Uncategorized |
How we model and the standards we apply are a choice each of us makes. These are part of mine. This is an exercise piece to develop my skills in making multiple parts to a specific dimension, soldering and learning to work with more precision. The material is...
by mike | Jan 4, 2022 | Detailing Track, Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation |
Cameos of Railroading I recently completed these two compositions. Both were made for fun and as a way to practice techniques and play with different materials. Composition No. One: When The Railroad Leaves TownIn this one I used a triangle shape to break from the...
by mike | Dec 28, 2021 | The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
I’m naturally drawn to close up viewpoints and as a child; the areas near the tracks by my house offered a haven of interesting stuff to explore. I could be preoccupied for hours with the gritty rust on the sides of the rails, along with the rough bleached texture of...
by mike | Jun 22, 2021 | The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
A while back I wrote about a different way to construct foam bench work. (Post is linked below.) There’s a lot of potential in that design I want to explore in the future but for the extension to Mill Road, I stayed with the original form and materials. I want the new...