by mike | May 28, 2014 | Detailing Track, The Missing Conversation |
Why would you model track like this? Seriously, why would you choose this route over, say, commercial track that you could slap down in a fraction of the time and call it done? A lot of people tell me they would love to have track like this but it’s too much...
by mike | Apr 23, 2014 | Detailing Track
This former C&O trestle has been derelict for decades. The rails have been cut on both ends, completely isolating it. As you can see, it is a combination of pile and timber bents and time has taken its toll. It’s a good study in details that are seldom...
by mike | Feb 26, 2014 | Detailing Track |
For many folks, track just serves as a means to an end, that being to guide the trains from one end of the room to the other. It doesn’t matter to these folks whether the setting is realistic or bare plywood, watching a train chug along is the main show. For...
by mike | Nov 27, 2013 | The Missing Conversation |
Track: You’ll need it if you want a layout. Over the course of writing a dedicated book about track along with the upcoming coverage in the next edition of The Missing Conversation, I’ve learned this for certain: When you look closely, track is anything...
by mike | Sep 25, 2013 | The Missing Conversation |
What happens when the hobby wins the race to the bottom?* *(What’s that? The relentless pursuit of turning it into something any idiot can do in his sleep.) What happens when modelers find content specific blogs, videos and podcasts more relevant than general...
