In some ways, many ways, rail fanning is like fishing. There’s no guarantee you’ll catch something on any given day. In fact, most of the time I don’t. I’m fine with that and enjoy the experience of simply being rail-side and taking in the environment just the same. That’s what I’m used to and like […]
There has never been a time in our hobby’s history when we’ve had so much information. In addition, the information is delivered through much more useful vehicles. We have blogs, forums, digital photography, and, of vital importance, video. There are literally tens of thousands of pages of information just a button click away. Sounds great, right? […]
Facing down the LAJ extension with the new warehouse in position. I have a few more details to add to the module, but it’s nearing completion. As I pulled this composition together, the main thing I thought about was, what is the typical look of this area? It was a fun exercise and entailed looking […]
The large warehouse, which serves as the centerpiece for the new LAJ extension module, is now complete. With the Alco Line project now installed, my focus is on my next book, “Student to Master, the Lifelong Journey to Model Railroading Excellence”. More details on that soon. The warehouse illustrates some points of the book, the […]
Work continues on the warehouse for the LAJ extension. This weekend I added bottom sills for the windows (made from .040″ x .1 inch strip styrene). The windows and doors will be photos glued into place with 3M Super77 as the adhesive. My sense is I “might” get better adhesion if I’m applying the windows […]