Pieces of a different puzzle

In the past months, I’ve played with several themes on the blog regarding freedom layouts, craftsmanship, and understanding the why behind the design of a layout. These were all random and, I thought, separate ideas. Yet recently they have come together in a way...

No gurus here

I’ve written quite a bit about the concepts and different ideas behind the layout design process. Some time ago however, I decided to stop giving specific layout design advice to others. People who freely give this kind of advice usually default to their...

I’m having fun too.

Among the public and private responses to my July 25, 2012 post about our new publication The Missing Conversation, I was accused of being pretentious, elitist and of taking away from other’s approach to having fun with their hobby. Comments like these...

The Missing Conversation

I deeply enjoy this hobby because it has brought so many good things into my life. Model railroading has taught me patience, given me an appreciation and respect for fine craftsmanship and helped me develop persistence to achieve long term objectives. Not bad for a...