by mike | Sep 12, 2017 | Detailing Track, Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
It sounds simple. Spread some granular material along the track, tidy it up and bond it in place. That’s the extent of what we’ve been taught about ballasting track for decades. However, ballasting track is another opportunity to enhance the quality and...
by mike | Sep 5, 2017 | Detailing Track, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
An empty trail, a faint trace of weed-strewn path or a massive fill; by its nature, a railroad right-of-way leaves a distinct mark on the landscape. The Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad, chartered in 1847, and renamed the Indiana Central in January of 1851, was the...
by mike | May 9, 2017 | The Missing Conversation, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
A sixteenth of an inch is the only real difference between traditional O scale track and P48. It isn’t that much but in the 1950s that sixteenth of an inch often meant war between traditionalists and those who saw the potential of closer to scale wheels and a...
by mike | Oct 10, 2016 | Detailing Track, Modeling Techniques, Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Early in the construction of my layout, I thought of the tracks by name and function. Thinking of the Pole Track, the Mill Track or the Cincinnati Track gave me a sense of their character. I found this more helpful and inspiring than wondering whether I needed a...
by mike | Nov 25, 2015 | Detailing Track, Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The P48 Experience |
I enjoy handlaying track. I like the methodical nature of the work and with my favorite CD playing in the background, it’s relaxing. The section I’m working on for the P48 Experience is especially enjoyable because I’m working at the bench instead of...