Simple steps can make the layout much more palatable to the rest of the family and make them more receptive to having it in the house. A clean Pullman green fascia, absence of clutter and junk, nice shelves, and not having tools scattered about are inexpensive ways to make the model railroad more family friendly. […]
Author: Lmind1
The Rule of Three Tries
There has been a good thread on the Model Railroader Forum about the use of the Alclad 2 metalizer paints. For those that aren’t familiar with them, Alclad paints lay down a surface that is amazingly close to true metallic. Like everybody else, I suffer from inertia when it comes to teaching myself new skills. […]
A New Day
For a number of years, perhaps five or ten, the hobby has slowly drifted to a state of hazy stagnation. There is no air of excitement or buzz. Fewer are charging to their basements on the weekends and nobody on the outside is clamoring to get in. They aren’t clamoring to get in because there […]
The First Layout, A Better Example
Model railroading is a lot more fun when we achieve some degree of success early in the process. Having a layout that never reaches critical mass or doesn’t run reliably just isn’t that enjoyable. I believe not having a satisfying first experience is the reason a lot of people leave the hobby in frustration. One […]
Scratch Building
This scratch built structure cost less than five dollars to build and produced several weekends of modeling enjoyment. The simple box shape was not that difficult to build using sheet styrene. The end result was something unique, something that ‘fit’ with the layout, and wasn’t something I could ever find a kit for anyway. I […]