by mike | Aug 13, 2018 | Storytelling, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Legend has it that I received my first model trains at the age of two. Somewhere in a long forgotten photo album there’s visual proof. In the years since, I’ve tried it all. I’ve had the 1960s plastic equivalent of Brio wooden trains, American Flyer, and countless HO....
by mike | Aug 9, 2018 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
What I want from the craft has grown simpler in recent years. Dismantling the old layout was not fun and I don’t want to repeat the experience. Quarter-inch scale showed me the realism that’s possible. The old layout helped me understand what I want, and for the new...
by mike | Aug 6, 2018 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
I’ve been thinking about building another layout. I’ve missed the simple pleasure of impromptu running, the construction aspects and, I admit, I enjoy the basic planning stages, and thinking about what to build. What to build? It’s the question that stops people dead...
by mike | Jul 26, 2018 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
No. 8166, a Norfolk Southern ES44AC set out a car on the lead for Industry One, then pulled clear of the turnout with the remaining cars as the conductor started his long walk to sort out the next move with the loads on Industry Two. The brakeman lined the switch and...
by mike | Jul 23, 2018 | General News, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
A layout is more than a trackplan or a bunch of construction techniques. As I shared in the previous post, it’s a story and the way all the pieces of the puzzle fit together to influence our experience of that story. I had the chance to see and use the new...
by mike | Jul 11, 2018 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation |
I’ve been watching a video series produced by Brian Banna of his Precision National GP38M build. If you’re interested, there’s a link to the series at the end of this post. I’m a visual learner and when I can see how a procedure is done, my understanding is greater...
