New: The Missing Conversation Sampler

I’ve put together a sampler of the first five volumes of The Missing Conversation. It’s available now as a free download for those who would like to see what the publication is like before purchasing. Each excerpt runs from six to ten, even twenty pages...

The Foundation

How often do we plunge ahead under the delusion that a serious mistake can be fixed by covering it up? The photo shows a simple box that’s temporarily dry-fitted together with tape. My point this week is a simple one: if this foundation isn’t accurate,...

Fighting The Good Fight

Modelers of every skill level are losing a truly valuable resource. Westlake Publishing’s 2013 Modelers’ Annual will be the final printed edition of a series of books that also included annuals on narrow gauge and one covering logging, mining and...

Getting From Here To There

Designing a layout is an exercise few people will do in their lifetime. For those of us that do, few of us will do it well the first time (or the second, third, fiftieth, etc.). It’s a complex process full of interrelated pieces that all need to contribute to a...