by mike | Jun 17, 2015 | The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation |
I suppose the final test of any scratchbuilt freight car is whether it stands up to or even exceeds ready-to-run cars in terms of the level of detail. After working on this boxcar for months, naturally, I’m biased. It’s a poor photo I know, making it hard...
by mike | Jun 3, 2015 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation |
If you’ve ever built anything in this craft you understand that the smaller and finer the details, the more time consuming they are to do. I had the three brake components installed for several weeks but have held off on the piping and rodding because I was...
by mike | Mar 18, 2015 | Modeling Techniques, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation |
A photo like this hides no secrets. The modeling is laid bare and one can see it with an objective eye. The thing that screams at me is the threads of CA residue clinging to the lower rung of the ladder on the left. It’s funny how I didn’t even see them at...
by mike | Mar 18, 2015 | The Art of The Craft |
When did we adopt the idea that reward comes without effort? When did commitment to a process become a bad thing? When did excellence and craft become dirty words? A hobby without these qualities doesn’t sound like fun to me. These are the major themes of this...
by mike | Feb 18, 2015 | Modeling Techniques, The Missing Conversation |
I made a promise to myself. I need to move the PS 5344 project along for Part Two of the Scratchbuilding theme that’s coming in Volume 12 of TMC. So, with the bone cold atmosphere in the basement, I fired up the space heater and pulled it as close to the...
