Author: Lmind1

Vehicle Colors

If you want to have an accurate mix of colors for the vehicles on your layout then almost 60% of them should be white, black, gray, or silver.  The annual Dupont Automotive color popularity report broke down as follows:

Building A Successful Layout

  To me the definition of a successful layout is very simple.  In my view, it’s simply a layout that provides the maximum amount of enjoyment given the owner’s circumstances.  What other’s think of it, its technical characteristics, the theme, the degree of detail etc. really is irrelevant.   If an individual would truly enjoy placing […]

Money

Here we see our typical flat broke teenager doing what he should be at that age – learning to glue two pieces of plastic together. Money is an interesting subject. It’s interesting from the standpoint of how the amount we possess at different points in our life shapes our behavior and development. Too much of […]

Old Dogs, New Tricks

Recently I announced to my now teenage son that there would be a new after school routine with respect to getting homework done.   He was less than pleased with the new plan stating, ” I liked the old system (i.e. procrastination). You know I don’t like change”.    In a nutshell, he summed up human nature […]

Becoming A Better Modeler

I’ve always been intrigued by the process a person goes through to develop their skills in any particular endeavor.   The actual activity is irrelevant.  It could be athletics, music, art, writing, or in our case, model building.  There will always be those who are born with great talent.   In most cases though it really comes […]