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...
by mike | Apr 4, 2018 | Detailing Track, Modeling Techniques, The P48 Experience
Mud covered track like one might see next to a grade crossing is simple to do even long after the track is down. As with my post on oil soaked track, I rubbed some fine dirt into the area with my fingers and worked it in further with a short bristled brush, in this...
by mike | Mar 14, 2018 | Detailing Track, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Crud, that oily, gritty mixture of grease, diesel fuel and dirt that sticks to everything near fueling racks or places where locomotives are stationary for long periods. It’s an effect many people seem to struggle with and maybe this post can help demystify the art...
by mike | Mar 1, 2018 | Detailing Track, The Modeling Conversation |
As the author of a book on handlaying track, the following statement may sound strange. The Gorilla In The Room Let’s address the gorilla in the room from the outset: handlaying track with the amount of detail shown here is labor intensive, time consuming and...