by mike | Mar 1, 2018 | Detailing Track, The Modeling Conversation |
As the author of a book on handlaying track, the following statement may sound strange. The Gorilla In The Room Let’s address the gorilla in the room from the outset: handlaying track with the amount of detail shown here is labor intensive, time consuming and...
by mike | Sep 28, 2017 | Detailing Track, The P48 Experience
The amount of variation in full-size turnouts is staggering. I admit I had no idea how extensive it was until I began work on the book and I’m still learning about turnouts. This post can’t possible cover all the variations but will look at two common scenarios....
by mike | May 9, 2017 | The Missing Conversation, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
A sixteenth of an inch is the only real difference between traditional O scale track and P48. It isn’t that much but in the 1950s that sixteenth of an inch often meant war between traditionalists and those who saw the potential of closer to scale wheels and a...
by mike | Sep 24, 2014 | Detailing Track, The Missing Conversation |
I received a priceless gift via FedEx today. More on that in a moment but for now cast your eyes on these photos of Richmond dating from the 1920s. This view looks west from the 19th Street bridge. It’s full of wonderful details that would satisfy the most...
by mike | May 28, 2014 | Detailing Track, The Missing Conversation |
Why would you model track like this? Seriously, why would you choose this route over, say, commercial track that you could slap down in a fraction of the time and call it done? A lot of people tell me they would love to have track like this but it’s too much...
