by mike | Nov 6, 2013 | The Missing Conversation |
As a child, my experience of full-size railroading was up close and personal. With the tracks running mere feet from my house, I saw trains in a way many people will never experience. Growing up, I was unaware of the big picture of how railroads operated, however, I...
by mike | Aug 5, 2013 | The Missing Conversation |
08/05/2013* My thanks to Glenn Sanders for his help in restoring the text of the missing entry from last week. You thought I was going to say traveled didn’t you? A few days ago I received a thoughtful email from a reader in Australia. He wanted to say thanks for the...
by mike | Jun 12, 2013 | The Missing Conversation |
I spend too much time lurking around on different forums. Of all the things I see in the way of conversations, I notice a lot of pain in people’s experience of the hobby. By pain I mean the questions people have that center on things they don’t know how to...
by mike | Apr 19, 2013 | The Missing Conversation |
I recently read a column from a modeler who had shared his latest plans and theme for a new layout. Predictably, “The Advice” soon followed on how he could “improve” on his plans. Now this individual is a smart, knowledgeable prototype modeler...
by mike | Jan 26, 2013 | Uncategorized |
There are dozens if not hundreds of stories we tell ourselves about this hobby. The person who thinks a model that looks good from three feet away is good enough, has adopted a story about the level of detail a model should have. The same goes for a master craftsman...
