OST Publications Blog

by Dec 30, 2019

Time To Go

Effective immediately OST Publications will permanently close for business. The ongoing compromises to my eyesight make working difficult and it's time to face that reality. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your support, kindness and encouragement over...

Common Bonds

As railfans, we document the times we live in. As much as I would like this image to feature a PRR M1, or a lumbering I1 hippo pulling a long westbound freight out of Glen Yards, these Norfolk Southern behemoths have charms of their own to offer. This image was shot...

Study Models

When I was a kid, I could go out the back door of our house and be in open country within a matter of minutes. I’d walk up Water Street to the paint factory where I cut across the siding to the old main line which, at that time, was nothing more than a dirt access...

A Letter To Rhett

"This gets at a question I asked you a few years back about techniques to translate what we see into model form. I don’t immediately think of breaking things down into contrast, texture, light and color. These are valuable concepts to understand. I see a good many...