by mike | May 20, 2015 | Pieces of The Puzzle, Storytelling, The Missing Conversation |
Art can seem intimidating if you haven’t been exposed to it in a way you can relate to. You find paintings and works you like and some you don’t; while other stuff just makes you scratch your head as you try to figure out what it’s supposed to be....
by mike | May 13, 2015 | Pieces of The Puzzle, Storytelling, The Missing Conversation |
It’s been a few weeks since I removed the curve and staging cassette and I’m happy to report that it was a good move. With a consistent appearance and operation the layout is better. A concern I had about the change involved the loco being land-locked...
by mike | May 6, 2015 | Pieces of The Puzzle, Storytelling, The Missing Conversation |
Modeling is a strange endeavor. We have the full-size objects to observe, yet we miss seeing so much of what is actually in front of us. Whether we are recreating a real location or constructing a composite of several, the results are often lacking. Our outcomes seem...
by mike | Apr 22, 2015 | Pieces of The Puzzle, Storytelling, The Missing Conversation |
I have written often of my frustration with the one and only curve on the layout. A 48 inch radius is too tight for a standard gauge curve in quarter-inch scale even in a branchline setting. While my equipment would operate through it, the cars and especially the...
by mike | Feb 11, 2015 | Pieces of The Puzzle, Storytelling, The Missing Conversation |
You’re not supposed to have a satisfying quarter-inch scale layout in 48 square feet. Fortunately, I didn’t get that memo. We in the US have been thoroughly conditioned to believe that anything less than a full basement for a layout is just too...
by mike | Dec 31, 2014 | Modeling Techniques, Pieces of The Puzzle, The Missing Conversation
I spend a portion of my mornings walking for exercise on the Cardinal Greenway, a recreational trail built on the right-of-way of a former C&O branch that ran from Cincinnati, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois. The line runs north and south through Richmond and...