by mike | Jul 11, 2022 | Detailing Track |
We tend to see track as a collection of parts that are treated individually. We prepare the roadbed, then lay the ties. Perhaps staining or painting the ties comes before the rail, while the process of ballasting comes at any time. The actual mechanics of laying track...
by mike | Jun 29, 2020 | Detailing Track
Old Ties One of the things I truly enjoy about P48 is how much presence a simple vignette may have. As I continue to experiment with the coloring of weathered ties, I decided to create this scene near the decommissioned turnout east of the grade crossing. This pile of...
by mike | Sep 18, 2019 | Detailing Track, The P48 Experience |
It seems I didn’t learn the lesson about how easy it is to overcrowd a scene with track. Last weekend I repeated the exercise from the old Indiana and Whitewater on my new Mill Road cameo layout. On the old layout I had three tracks on one end that crowded things from...
by mike | May 21, 2018 | Detailing Track, Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Over the last week I stripped off the top layer of foam core and applied a thin layer of premixed drywall compound, a process I’ve used many times. While it was good to explore different materials, I don’t have time for shortcuts anymore. Let me explain. I...
by mike | May 1, 2018 | Detailing Track, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
At the far south edge of town a long track runs up the middle of South 8th Street for delivering coal to the city electric plant. Located off the former C&O line running from Cincinnati through Richmond and on to Chicago, this long spur diverged from the main at...
