by mike | Mar 4, 2015 | Storytelling, The Art of The Craft |
I follow an interesting blog called Oswestry Works where the author, Alan Buttler, applies his knowledge of digital technology to the recreation of the Oswestry Works, the main locomotive facility of the Cambrian Railways in the UK. As a retired IT professional, Alan...
by mike | Feb 4, 2015 | The Art of The Craft |
Can railroad modeling truly embody the power of a place? In our pursuit of this craft, we are drawn to certain places. I need only mention locations like Altoona, Essex Junction, Grand Central Terminal, Wiscasset, Leadville or Soldier Summit, to evoke a powerful...
by mike | Dec 31, 2014 | Modeling Techniques, Pieces of The Puzzle, The Missing Conversation
I spend a portion of my mornings walking for exercise on the Cardinal Greenway, a recreational trail built on the right-of-way of a former C&O branch that ran from Cincinnati, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois. The line runs north and south through Richmond and...
by mike | Oct 3, 2014 | The Missing Conversation |
I’ve written before about the connections I see between the fine arts and modeling. In fact, TMC Vol. 10 (available now) covers that subject in-depth. These days I look at a building, a piece of rolling stock or landscape element as distinctive objects that have...
by mike | Sep 29, 2014 | Pieces of The Puzzle, The Missing Conversation
Is it possible to capture the intangible qualities of an object or scene in model form? And just what am I referring to when speaking of intangible? Call it atmosphere, character or whatever you choose, modelers have been chasing greater levels of realism for decades....
