by mike | Jul 30, 2014 | The Missing Conversation |
I strongly suspect that we all have an imaginary vision of our layout if it existed in full scale. It’s fun to pretend and perhaps that image guides the work in a way that simple plans and dry facts on paper can’t. In times past (and present), perhaps a...
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...
by mike | Apr 23, 2014 | Detailing Track
This former C&O trestle has been derelict for decades. The rails have been cut on both ends, completely isolating it. As you can see, it is a combination of pile and timber bents and time has taken its toll. It’s a good study in details that are seldom...
by mike | Feb 26, 2014 | Detailing Track |
For many folks, track just serves as a means to an end, that being to guide the trains from one end of the room to the other. It doesn’t matter to these folks whether the setting is realistic or bare plywood, watching a train chug along is the main show. For...
by mike | Dec 18, 2013 | The Missing Conversation |
Volume 07 of The Missing Conversation is ready for download. From one era to the next and from mainline to secondary track, there are distinct differences that we seldom pay attention to. And, let’s get this question out of the way now. This is not just a rehash...
