by mike | Dec 18, 2015 | Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation |
You can come away from a scratchbuilding article feeling like there is only one way to do something and if you’re not doing it that way; you’re doing it wrong. Volume 12 of The Missing Conversation takes a different approach as you’re invited back to the workbench for...
by mike | Dec 10, 2014 | The Missing Conversation
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...
by mike | Nov 26, 2014 | Modeling Techniques, The Missing Conversation |
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,...
by mike | Nov 17, 2013 | General News |
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...
by mike | Jul 17, 2013 | The Missing Conversation
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...
