by mike | Apr 4, 2018 | Detailing Track, Modeling Techniques, The P48 Experience
Mud covered track like one might see next to a grade crossing is simple to do even long after the track is down. As with my post on oil soaked track, I rubbed some fine dirt into the area with my fingers and worked it in further with a short bristled brush, in this...
by mike | Mar 14, 2018 | Detailing Track, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Crud, that oily, gritty mixture of grease, diesel fuel and dirt that sticks to everything near fueling racks or places where locomotives are stationary for long periods. It’s an effect many people seem to struggle with and maybe this post can help demystify the art...
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 | Nov 13, 2017 | Detailing Track, Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
In this craft we accept a massive degree of compression and reduction without a second thought. According to my track charts, the siding I photographed in Part One is 1,893 feet long. Reduced to quarter-inch scale, that distance is 39.4375 feet. Take it down to HO and...
by mike | Nov 7, 2017 | Detailing Track, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Modern track may be homogenized in appearance but older track can have a wide range of details. Consisting of a run-around, two sidings and using only four turnouts, this remnant of the PRR’s Fort Wayne Branch is a favorite place of mine to study vintage track...