by mike | Nov 20, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Our book, Detailing Track, has a lot of info on prototype track and how to model it realistically. While all of the modeling examples featured in the book are done to P48 standards, the book features a ton of useful stuff to learn from regardless of the scale...
by mike | Nov 16, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The former C&O Cincinnati to Chicago line ran through a section of town known as Old Richmond. Situated on the east rim of the Whitewater Gorge, Old Richmond is the location of the original settlement of the city. The now abandoned rail line (below) ran along the...
by mike | Nov 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
This week we’re back on the C&O a short distance south of the trestle featured in “What do you see -6”. I’ll have much more to say about this scene next week, including more photos. For now though, you know the routine. What do you see?...
by mike | Oct 5, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Here is a scene that ought to warm the cockles of your heart. There’s no subject quite like a wooden trestle for sheer modeling interest. This one is located on former Chesapeake and Ohio trackage in Richmond, Indiana. This C&O line came up from Cincinnati...
by mike | Sep 7, 2011 | Uncategorized |
I read a post online somewhere, in which the author commented that nothing beats turnouts with scratchbuilt frogs because of the smooth flowing lines possible. He further contended that getting a smooth flow was more difficult with commercial castings. I respectfully...
