by mike | Jun 17, 2020 | Detailing Track |
Weathering Ties A rivet counter rethinks old habits. In chapter four of Detailing Track, I outlined a convoluted, throw whatever is on the paint shelf procedure for coloring and weathering the ties of my handlaid track. The results were okay but I often went back...
by mike | Jun 9, 2020 | Detailing Track, OST Believes |
Communication is one of those words with multiple meanings. On the surface there is an exchange of information, whether it’s facts or ideas. Going deeper though, good communication helps the receiver see the world through the eyes of the communicator. For most...
by mike | Nov 12, 2019 | Detailing Track, General News |
I don’t do this often but I think it’s time for an update about what’s happening with OST Publications. The Missing ConversationI’ve been pleased with the reception this ebook series has received. As expected, some titles are more popular than others but overall, you...
by mike | Sep 18, 2019 | Detailing Track, The P48 Experience |
It seems I didn’t learn the lesson about how easy it is to overcrowd a scene with track. Last weekend I repeated the exercise from the old Indiana and Whitewater on my new Mill Road cameo layout. On the old layout I had three tracks on one end that crowded things from...
by mike | Oct 8, 2018 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
As I consider the scenery for the cameo, I want to move beyond the generic textures, colors and materials that look like everywhere and nowhere. Different regions have their own identifiable sense of place, that’s characterized by soil types and color, native plants...
