by mike | Feb 5, 2023 | OST Believes, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
Before my eyesight issues began I was content to pursue working with brass and not that interested in building another layout. That changed when I could no longer scratchbuild as I miss working with my hands and making things. Chris Mears and I have a lot of email...
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 3, 2023 | OST Believes, Storytelling, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
One framework of contemporary railroading is the idea of MASSIVE . Gigantic locomotives and freight cars; huge facilities and heart pounding, in your face action. That’s not the whole story though. As seen in the following images, the modern scene also includes...
by mike | Nov 15, 2022 | OST Believes, The Modeling Conversation |
Think back to the beginning of your interest in model trains. The odds are you started from zero, knowing nothing or very little about the craft. So you read a bunch of books and magazine articles, or scoured YouTube and learned how to do stuff. Your knowledge was...
by mike | Nov 13, 2022 | OST Believes, The Modeling Conversation, Uncategorized
As I shared in the last post, the current build reached an important stage. With the underframe all but completed, it was time to evaluate the work. Having done so, I’m both pleased and disappointed. I’m pleased that most of the critical dimensions are on...
