Filito Cafeteria ca. 2007 sits alongside the Spur where it crosses 12th Avenue. It shows up in a lot of images and was the ideal spot to re-hydrate with a cold juice on a scorching hot, humid Miami day. The nature of rail fanning is such that a disproportionate number of shots are taken from […]
Author: Lmind1
Chasing Sunsets
A coral sunset unfolds as the golden hour ends in Miami on my East Rail 2 layout. Almost two decades ago (October of 2007) , during the early years of my original East Rail layout, Vianney Roge visited from Paris with a few members of the RMB (Rails Miniatures de la Boucle) model railroad club. […]
The Importance of Neatness
Master modeler SebSG’s Smallwood County layout is among the best of the best. One of his hallmark skills is clean, tight, and neat workmanship. It makes an enormous contribution to the visual impact of his scenes. You can’t achieve exceptional modeling results without being crystal clear on the elements that drive those results. At the […]
New Fusee Switch
Watching the crews over the past few op. sessions I could see how the operational fusees (Logic Rail Technologies) added realism without coming across too much like a gimmicky gameboard token. Since they played an integral role in the session, I went on the hunt for a cleaner, more streamlined on/off switch to trigger them. […]
DTS Ops. August 17
A stellar crew made up of the “Three J”s”, L to R Jerome, Jarrett, and Jeremy flawlessly put Y320, the Downtown Spur yard job through the paces. I’ve been giving a lot of thought this year to the long-standing approach to operations in the hobby. Although well-intended, it’s analogous to putting a blindfold on somebody, […]