by mike | Jul 29, 2019 | The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Until recently I was never much of a freight car fan. I preferred to focus on scenery and layout building and I was happy with rolling stock as it came from the box. That began to change after I switched to P48. People look at this scale and see the potential for...
by mike | Apr 29, 2019 | Modeling Techniques, The P48 Experience |
My current work with brass started because of an AtlasO covered hopper car. As part of their Master Line it’s a nice car but suffers from the usual 3-rail concessions that are the standard in O scale mass-market products. These can be dealt with however, it raises an...
by mike | Apr 17, 2019 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Brass has always intimidated me. In fact metalworking in general always felt beyond my reach. My dad was a machinist in a factory that made gears for the automotive industry. After forty years, he learned a thing or two about working metal. Sadly I never tapped into...
by mike | Aug 16, 2016 | Modeling Techniques, Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Susan and I attended the Collinsville, IL (St. Louis) RPM meet last weekend. The show has grown tremendously over the last few years into one of the premier events on the RPM circuit, thanks to the tireless work of organizers John Golden and Lonnie Bathurst and crew....
by mike | Aug 2, 2016 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience, Uncategorized |
I draw inspiration for these posts from a number of sources that have little or nothing to do with railroad modeling. One such source is a blog written by woodworker Doug Stowe called Wisdom of The Hands. As a full time woodworker and teacher of woodworking, Mr Stowe...
