It’s pretty easy to sub-consciously buy into conventional wisdom without thinking through whether such an approach actually applies to our situation. It may or may not. The expected lifespan of a layout is one such example. For many of us, when we set out to build a layout, it’s with the thought that it will […]
I’ve gotten a number of emails in the past week illustrating progress on switching layout construction. To a person each project looks fantastic, well designed, simple but efficient, and neatly constructed. You’ve come this far, don’t shoot yourself in the foot now. Next up for many of you will be the steps of painting the […]
For layout photography lighting I use two fixtures containing tungsten bulbs. I remove the reflector from one of the fixtures and use that for the ‘sun’. I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately as to what type of layout lighting is best. The answer really should be broken into two parts, one being what […]
When prototype practices are fully incorporated, even a simple two car shuttle can make for an interesting mini session. Much has been written about model railroad operations. Typical subjects addressed include rights of trains, timetable and train order operations, and car cards. However, somewhere in all of this discussion of the technical aspects of […]
I was sixteen when the model railroad bug bit in earnest. In the early years of the hobby EVERYTHING is interesting and we really want it all. At that time my parents were on a two year overseas sabbatical and we lived in a small apartment. Our Cape Cod house in the states, complete with […]