by mike | Apr 21, 2020 | Modeling Techniques, PS2CD 4427, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
As you can see in the lead photo, I’ve taken the Lionel shell down to bare bones rather than work around someone else’s decisions and standards. In my experience, it’s simpler to start with a blank canvas. My reasoning centers on replacing the side sheets. These...
by mike | Apr 13, 2020 | OST Believes, PS2CD 4427, The P48 Experience |
I walk down the stairs, flip on the lights, and take the dozen or so steps across the main room into the workshop. After firing up the heater, I pull out the chair at the bench, sit down and turn on the task lights. I’m glad I cleaned up and put tools away from the...
by mike | Apr 6, 2020 | Modeling Techniques, PS2CD 4427, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
In his book, The Path Of Least Resistance, author Robert Fritz suggests there are three main stages to most creative works. They are germination, or the beginning, where you are full of energy and excitement about the new project. Assimilation is that long slog in the...
by mike | Mar 30, 2020 | PS2CD 4427, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
In a conversation with a friend, he offered this interesting question: “When we look at a real covered hopper we never start criticizing its prototype accuracy. Why is the question different for the model?” My answer is subjective but I think there’s some...
by mike | Mar 17, 2020 | PS2CD 4427, The Modeling Conversation |
I planned to share the progress of the covered hopper but, last weekend, I once again discovered a number of errors that are serious enough to give me a reason to pause and consider the next steps forward. By now readers may think that I’m an OCD obsessed nut with...
by mike | Mar 9, 2020 | PS2CD 4427, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
My first encounter with a genuine steam engine was a Norfolk and Western 4-6-2 at an Ohio railroad museum when I was a teenager. It was the first time I understood what old-timers meant when they said a steam engine has life. The sound of the pumps and exhaust, even...