by mike | May 21, 2014 | The Missing Conversation |
Pick two. That’s the typical option given to clients regarding the triangle of cost (their budget), quantity (the size of house or addition they want) and quality (the level of finishes, cabinetry and trim materials they want). Given a fixed budget, either the...
by mike | May 14, 2014 | The Missing Conversation |
Last week I revisited the concept of Freedom Layouts. In this post I want to continue that theme by exploring the architectural design process and the insights it holds for layout design. In high school, I had ideas of becoming an architect.That didn’t work out...
by mike | May 7, 2014 | Pieces of The Puzzle, The Missing Conversation |
I shared this story with a friend recently and it seemed like a good opening for this post. When I decided to re-enter the hobby in the mid-1990s, our basement was unfinished bare concrete walls and floor. There was a garage space where the current layout sits (photo...
by mike | Mar 19, 2014 | The Missing Conversation
I’ve separated these comments into a new post because they don’t belong in a review that strives to be objective. A good practice I learned from my time at O Scale Trains Magazine. Let’s dive into it. Why did I willingly spend in excess of $100 bucks...
by mike | Jan 1, 2014 | The Missing Conversation |
It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Is it? I read an entry from one of Leonardo daVinci’s many notebooks where the master lamented the shallow state of the arts in his day, which he attributed to mindless imitation from one...
