by mike | May 3, 2016 | Pieces of The Puzzle, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation |
Small space living is a fact of life for many and a deliberate choice for others. Our traditions and conventions say that this is a disadvantage, even a hardship, which is nonsense in my view because we hamstring ourselves to outdated ideas and forms. I’m...
by mike | Jan 26, 2016 | Modeling Techniques, Pieces of The Puzzle, Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Creativity is a mystery to many. There is a tremendous amount of mythology and jargon surrounding the creative process and, because of this, creative people may have a hard time sharing their ideas and enthusiasm in understandable terms. We face a similar situation as...
by mike | Jan 14, 2016 | Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation |
Our craft evolves via a series of ideas that find acceptance over time. It’s well to remember that things we take for granted today were once considered impractical. The ability to independently control two trains on a single section of track was a pipe dream...
by mike | Dec 30, 2015 | Storytelling, The Missing Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Does this sound familiar? I need a long mainline. I have to have two yards. I have to have as much operation as possible. Slavishly adhering to these beliefs among many others has led modelers to embrace ridiculous solutions, like multiple decks that are optimized for...
by mike | Dec 16, 2015 | Pieces of The Puzzle, Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation
With the number of complex decisions involved in layout design, even modelers with many years of experience can fall into a rut. I have two friends who are stuck in this decision matrix. Both have modest and some would say, less than ideal space to work with. Both...
