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 | May 21, 2018 | Detailing Track, Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Over the last week I stripped off the top layer of foam core and applied a thin layer of premixed drywall compound, a process I’ve used many times. While it was good to explore different materials, I don’t have time for shortcuts anymore. Let me explain. I...
by mike | May 15, 2018 | Detailing Track, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
With more work on the sample, this is what I came up with. Some things worked and many others didn’t and I’ll say from the start I’m not happy with this outcome. The foam board is lightweight, which is a plus, however, I don’t like the way it carves. The cracks are...
by mike | May 1, 2018 | Detailing Track, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
At the far south edge of town a long track runs up the middle of South 8th Street for delivering coal to the city electric plant. Located off the former C&O line running from Cincinnati through Richmond and on to Chicago, this long spur diverged from the main at...
by mike | Apr 25, 2018 | Detailing Track, The P48 Experience |
A prime reason I enjoy P48 so much is the opportunity it affords me to model the details I love. That potential is what drew me to quarter-inch scale and there was never any hesitation in my decision to go all in with track modeling. Details like joint bars set the...
