by mike | Sep 29, 2020 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
The blog discussions get far more interesting when I stay out of them. I appreciate and have enjoyed reading the comments on the last post. Thank you guys for taking time to offer such thoughtful commentary. Inspired and curious about the details in my photo, Chris,...
by mike | Sep 15, 2020 | OST Believes, The Modeling Conversation |
It’s a simple crossing, a nondescript two-lane road that could be anywhere. It’s a chance to study a piece of the real world and duplicate it in miniature. The road intersects two tracks, providing for some extra modeling enjoyment. The flange ways faithfully portray...
by mike | Sep 7, 2020 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Way back in the last century when I was a child with a train set, I loved to run the locomotive flat out. It was a youngster’s foolish entertainment. Today, I’m more interested in faithfully recreating the mass and motion of a machine that weighs many tons. To that...
by mike | May 4, 2020 | PS2CD 4427, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Some months ago a friend shared his impressions after taking his first serious look at quarter-inch scale equipment. He was surprised to learn that it didn’t seem as big as many working in HO believe. He also agreed that the level of detail in many cases is horrid...
by mike | Apr 27, 2020 | Modeling Techniques, PS2CD 4427, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
I have removed everything there is to remove from the Lionel car body. The last step I did was to mill away a small portion of each corner. On the full-size cars, you can see a quarter round opening at the lower corner of the vertical end sheets where they butt into...
