After my last posting, I was contacted by Paul Cooledge who was kind enough to share with me his exceptional utility pole model above. He explained his methods as follows: “I completed this scratch-built 1/87th scale model on March 4th as part of a Railroad-Line Forum challenge and thought that being a fellow utility pole enthusiast […]
Each of us has a defined number of hours we can dedicate to the hobby. That being the case, it makes sense to focus on things that provide not only the most enjoyment but the most visual impact as well. Vertical elements, specifically utility poles, if well executed can really elevate the appearance of our scenes. […]
Decades ago I had a sales trainer that happened to be a former WWII battleship gunner. He was emphatic in consistently making his point that we should practice our sales technique BEFORE we were in front of a customer. He made the point at every session and then immediately drew the analogy to his days in […]
The magic of the internet….It didn’t take long for my blog followers to step up to the plate with more information on the East 38th Street prototype. Thanks to Peter Hegan for letting my know the spur in question is called the Alameda Industrial Lead and pointing me to a YouTube video of some live […]
When it comes to planning a layout, a drawing will only take you so far. Fortunately, with a smaller project a lot can be accomplished in 1:1 scale simply by mocking things up full scale with boxes and loose pieces of track. The elements can be re-sized and moved around until you get the look that […]