by mike | Aug 22, 2017 | Modeling Techniques, OST Believes, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
I have two thoughts in mind and I don’t know if I can connect them in a coherent narrative. The first is simple, maybe even obvious: you can always find a way to improve. The second is about unrealistic expectations. I began painting the brickwork on the warehouse...
by mike | Aug 15, 2017 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Progress continues on the warehouse doors. While the design isn’t difficult, treating them as individual projects works well given the repetition involved with ten doors. Even though I produced the pieces in batches, each door has slight variations that require a...
by mike | Aug 10, 2017 | Storytelling, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
As a photograph, this one is quite ordinary. I’m happy with it however, in that it represents a departure for me in terms of the composition. It’s also a study in contrasts. You have an ultra modern locomotive sitting on track that’s approaching the...
by mike | Aug 7, 2017 | Storytelling, The Modeling Conversation |
I have featured this location in previous posts, suggesting there is something here that keeps me coming back again and again. I do like the location for the way the rails form leading lines that carry the eye deep into the background. I like the trees and vegetation...
by mike | Aug 1, 2017 | OST Believes, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
I want a thoughtful experience with the craft, one that adds value to my life rather than empties my wallet and I often wonder what happened to model railroading? It seems like all we are presented with now is an endless stream of gadgets, gizmos and technology for...
by mike | Jul 26, 2017 | OST Believes, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Recently I reread one of Paul Larson’s articles from the late 1960s, July 1967 to be precise. Beyond my professed admiration for his writing and work, it struck me that there is something in these older articles that’s timeless when compared to present day...
