by mike | Jan 16, 2023 | OST Believes, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
As much as I’ve sung the praises of shadowbox construction, my tastes are moving toward simpler forms. Even though there is a lot to love about the shadowbox format, looking at Mill Road today the eight-foot long x 24 inch high modules seem clunky and overbuilt...
by mike | Jan 8, 2023 | The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
Our kitchen is small by any standard but it works for our needs. It’s just the two of us and our cooking and food prep are modest. We wanted more counter space but there wasn’t room to add any in the kitchen itself without creating an awkward bottleneck at...
by mike | Jan 3, 2023 | OST Believes, Storytelling, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
One framework of contemporary railroading is the idea of MASSIVE . Gigantic locomotives and freight cars; huge facilities and heart pounding, in your face action. That’s not the whole story though. As seen in the following images, the modern scene also includes...
by mike | Dec 27, 2022 | General News |
A quick update:After a battery of eye tests I’ve been diagnosed with a twenty percent permanent vision loss in my right eye and told the condition may eventually also impact the left eye. Reading small text on paper or a screen is frustrating unless it’s the size of...
by mike | Dec 12, 2022 | The Modeling Conversation |
I haven ‘t had much bench time recently, and the time I have spent has been less productive. I’m dealing with a complication in one eye from the cataract surgery and it’s frustrating. My vision is blurred and that makes reading text or doing close...