by mike | Sep 27, 2016 | Pieces of The Puzzle, Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
If there is any agenda behind this blog, it’s to offer a counterpoint to the mainstream view. However, I don’t sit here week after week thinking of ways to be contrary, I simply write about how I see and approach the work. I’ve been active in this craft since...
by mike | Sep 20, 2016 | Modeling Techniques, Pieces of The Puzzle, The Missing Conversation, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Many of the layout design conventions we take for granted were developed in HO scale. As the most popular modeling scale, HO receives the bulk of press coverage and therefore, these design conventions are well entrenched in our thinking. For HO and N scales, the...
by mike | Aug 23, 2016 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
The discussion is ongoing about the future of this craft and the impact of all the new tools and processes now available. I admit that I’ve added my uninformed two cents worth on several occasions, both here and elsewhere. I hope this isn’t just another episode of...
by mike | Jun 21, 2016 | Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation, The P48 Experience, Uncategorized
Most hobbies require a certain amount of specialized equipment in order to participate in them, ours being no exception. In fact, model railroading seems to be an example of the extreme amount of stuff you supposedly need to enjoy yourself. To the uninitiated, it must...
by mike | Jun 14, 2016 | Pieces of The Puzzle, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation, The P48 Experience |
How many potentially fine layouts will never be built because the modeler is convinced he or she doesn’t have enough space to do something worthwhile? In the United States, we want to model every aspect of a railroad’s operations: end-to-end if possible or at least...
by mike | Jun 7, 2016 | The Missing Conversation |
What Do You Truly Value? What happens when an abundance of product is available to anyone who wants it? And, if everything is equally appealing, as many suggest, then how do we determine what is actually worthy of our time? Maybe the real value of this craft lies in...
