Haste Makes Waste

I can trace my interest in freight cars back to childhood. When the local would spot a boxcar at the grain elevator, I’d make the pilgrimage up Water Street to check it out. My curiosity and interest back then was simpler and more innocent. The subtleties of builder...

Milling the Exterior Posts (PS2CD 4427)

I’ve spent a lot of time over the years just looking at objects, trying to understand what their characteristics are. After you’ve done this long enough, you learn what your eye is drawn to as you notice certain details again and again. The main driver of the covered...

Hand Brake Assembly (PS2CD 4427)

I’ve wanted to share an update on the covered hopper for weeks but what should have been a relatively simple detail has kicked my butt from one end of the shop to the other. Putting it kindly, this is a piece of crap. My scratch built posts and brackets don’t...

Modeling Fills

Modeling Fills The new track on Mill Road represents an abandoned through line. There is enough track to switch an important customer, but beyond that nature is taking over again. Like the original scene, we’re still in open country and the track is raised above the...