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 | Nov 18, 2015 | Modeling Techniques, Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation |
After the primer, I had visions of the box car sporting a coat of yellow paint punctuated by numerous patches of rust. Well, not quite ready for that yet. As this merciless photo shows, there are a number of rough spots in the primer coat from my sloppy workmanship....
by mike | Aug 19, 2015 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation |
As embarrassing as this photo is, it’s important to show it as a demonstration that everybody has to start somewhere. This is the first car I purchased after converting to quarter-inch scale from HO. It came with three-rail wheels and truck mounted couplers,...
by mike | Aug 12, 2015 | Modeling Techniques, The Missing Conversation |
I achieved a major milestone with the boxcar project by getting a coat of primer on the model last week. Painting rolling stock is a task I have little experience with and as I mentioned in the last post, I procrastinated for a long time because I was afraid of...
by mike | Jun 19, 2015 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation |
Decided to try a short (37 seconds) video about the crossover platforms on the boxcar. As Trevor says: “Enjoy if you watch.” Regards, Mike