My latest book, Shortlines You Can Model, Vol. 1 is now available for purchase via Amazon. Imagine a shortline set in a tropical city where English is the secondary language, and trackside voodoo rituals are commonplace. Palm trees, oppressive humidity, a narrow ship-clogged canal, and one-story pastel-colored structures with peeling paint and murals complete the […]
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SALCO
Photo of the SALCO structure mounted on the layout. I’ve found that working the scenery in around a building’s base takes almost as much time as making the structure itself. Photo was taken with an iPhone 6 and stacked with Helicon Focus. Photoshopped sky.
Arctic Monsters
About every other time I rail fan in Baltimore there’s a cut of cryogenic reefers spotted at Terminal H (Canton RR territory). These monsters are block-out-the-sun massive. Photos really don’t capture the impact they make in person. Between their size and paint scheme, it’s hard not to be drawn to them. Thirty years ago Walthers […]
Putting A Wrap on SALCO
2024 gets off to a productive start with the completion of East Rail’s SALCO structure, the largest industry on the left wing of the layout. Since the basic framework of the building is pretty simple, I opted to scratch build it out of styrene. Windows, doors, and vents are photographs inset into the walls. All […]
A Publishing Pivot?
A possible cover for my next book. This scene doesn’t exist in reality, it’s photoshopped. Thanks to everybody that took the time to read my recent blog, “Miami’s Other Shortline”. I also appreciate the feedback received. I need to come clean though, the piece was total fiction. The railroad in the article doesn’t exist. It […]