by mike | Oct 8, 2018 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
As I consider the scenery for the cameo, I want to move beyond the generic textures, colors and materials that look like everywhere and nowhere. Different regions have their own identifiable sense of place, that’s characterized by soil types and color, native plants...
by mike | May 29, 2018 | Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation |
After nearly two decades of hard times and the austerity of the war, life is back to normal in January of 1949. Incomes are steady, manufactured goods are available again and there is a new sense of hope as evidenced by the ’48 Woodie in the drive. The veteran...
by mike | Sep 5, 2017 | Detailing Track, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
An empty trail, a faint trace of weed-strewn path or a massive fill; by its nature, a railroad right-of-way leaves a distinct mark on the landscape. The Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad, chartered in 1847, and renamed the Indiana Central in January of 1851, was the...
by mike | Apr 26, 2017 | The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
We think of space in terms of walls, doors and windows and the ways in which they define an area. With layout planning we are used to thinking in terms of room-sized spaces such as a basement, an attic or a spare bedroom. And, of course, there is never enough space...
by mike | Feb 21, 2017 | The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation |
Like fog that shrouds the landscape, our perceptions prevent us from seeing what’s right before our eyes. We like the spectacular and extraordinary rather than the mundane. Think rust bucket weathering styles or decrepit On30 loggers where everything is on the...
