by mike | Jan 18, 2022 | OST Believes |
Are We Asking The Right Questions? Greg Amer wanted to know why I felt the need to expand Mill Road. It’s a valid question, so let’s see if we can find an answer that’s helpful. In the last post, I said that I wanted to experiment with different construction...
by mike | Jan 9, 2022 | OST Believes |
I recently convinced myself that Mill Road needed a third module with an industry. So, the week before Christmas I went to the big box store and bought two sheets of foam board and a sheet of quarter-inch plywood. In thinking about how to fit the new with the old, the...
by mike | Nov 7, 2021 | OST Believes
It’s said that memory can be triggered by the smallest of things: A sound, a scent or a brief glimpse of something that feels familiar. This hopper car sits there in the sunlight of a quiet November afternoon. One of hundreds of thousands; it’s an unassuming car that...
by mike | Oct 28, 2021 | OST Believes
I’ve been thinking about the concepts of place, memory and meaning and how they influence our thinking and modeling choices. I drove over to Centerville to shoot some images of the area around my parents’ old house and where the tracks once were. I wanted to recreate...
by mike | Sep 6, 2021 | OST Believes
Labor comes in both paid and volunteer forms. Beautifully shot, this short video celebrates the volunteers who make our experience of a railroad museum possible. Watch it in HD if you have the bandwidth. Happy Labor Day everyone. Regards,...
by mike | Aug 30, 2021 | OST Believes, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
The conversation around modeling and art usually focuses on applying art techniques to 3D models or layout design. The more I consider this idea, the more I believe it misses the mark entirely. All of the talk about techniques, color theories or materials feels like...