One of my more popular past blogs was “How To Play With Trains” which I posted September 30, 2012. This has now been transferred over to the new site. An abridged version can be found on the Railroad Model Craftsman website. All blog entries up to 2012 have now been edited, cleaned up, and moved over. Slowly […]
Author: Lmind1
LAJ Signature Crossbucks
While doing some virtual rail fanning of LAJ territory on Google Streetview, I came across this crossbuck image on the filmstrip featured at the bottom of the page. How cool is that?!!
Wireless Headphone Sound
For this week’s post I’ve completely edited and added new graphics for my past blog entries on wireless headphone sound and archived it in the “How To” section.
Working Successfully with Structures
Exercise self restraint when purchasing structures. Determine what you need and only then start the purchasing process. Avoid the natural tendency to randomly “buy and plop”. Incorporating structures into your layout in a way that works visually involves a little more than “buying and plopping”. Some things to consider……………… Color: Color and weathering drives […]
Federal Cold Storage
I put the wrap on Federal Cold Storage to be placed in the crook of the “L” on the LAJ layout (the corner if you will). Getting the first structure under my belt gives me some momentum. Built to the “reasonable representation” standard it wasn’t intended to be an exact replica of the prototype. Walthers […]