Getting From Here To There

Designing a layout is an exercise few people will do in their lifetime. For those of us that do, few of us will do it well the first time (or the second, third, fiftieth, etc.). It’s a complex process full of interrelated pieces that all need to contribute to a...

A Time For Boldness

In this overhyped digital age, we were promised a revolution in model railroad magazines. I’m still waiting. Digital publishing tools have opened doors once sealed tight to all but a few, yet the promise of these new tools has yet to be fully realized. I’m...

In Case You Missed It, We Sell Books

That’s my day job here; creating and selling books that take a different approach to the hobby from the cookie-cutter norm. The blog isn’t going away, but it’s mainly for fun. Here is a short (less than a minute each) video I made about one of our...

What Does The I&W Do?

Recent comments to my January 23, 2013 post titled: Your Layout is Finished, Now What? indicate that I’ve done a poor job of communicating the purpose and operations of my layout/railroad/empire/transportation system/whatever. After umpteen blog posts, a...