by mike | Feb 13, 2023 | Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
My approach to modeling has evolved from simply replicating a specific time and place to using the work as a medium of expression in the same way an artist uses pen&ink or watercolor. For the design of the current project, I’ve drawn inspiration from a...
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 | Aug 24, 2022 | Storytelling, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
Buried Treasure How do you choose a subject for modeling? How do you find meaning in a subject beyond surface appeal? Sorting through my photo collection, unearthed the following treasures. All of them are poor by today’s high resolution digital standards but...
by mike | Jun 4, 2021 | Storytelling |
Chris Roy sent me a link to this channel and I’ve enjoyed watching a few of the videos. It’s always interesting to me how the prototype deals with things versus the way modelers view similar things. Here are a couple of examples. The next time a model...
by mike | Apr 25, 2021 | Modeling Techniques, Storytelling, The Modeling Conversation |
I’ve added basic scenery to my foam bench work test piece. It’s nothing fancy just a layer of plaster cloth, followed by a coating of sifted dirt and clumps of sisal twine for grass. It’s my typical way of doing scenery. Where I shifted gears is in the decision to...
by mike | Mar 24, 2021 | Storytelling, The Art of The Craft |
Like art itself, model railroading comes in many forms and the choices involved can be overwhelming. How do you know what direction to go in? In this post I want to explore ways of discovering your own visual design language. Overarching ThemesMany of us had early...
