Author: Lmind1

Sunset on District Blvd.

Post author By Lmind1
Post date March 26, 2018
Categories In Los Angeles Junction Railway

Alco Article

Post author By Lmind1
Post date March 25, 2018
Categories In Los Angeles Junction Railway

I have an article in the April 2018 issue of RMC on modeling a LAJ Alco S-2.

Brooklyn Terminal Fascia

Post author By Lmind1
Post date March 23, 2018
Categories In Brooklyn Terminal

This week I added the fascia to the Brooklyn Terminal layout. The curved corners are made from bendable 1/4″ MDF from Rockler, the rest being standard 1/4″ MDF. The trim strips are screen molding. To form the curves on the molding, I soaked the pieces in the tub and then carefully (very carefully) worked them […]

Stepping Outside The Sandbox

Post author By Lmind1
Post date March 17, 2018
Categories In Most Popular, Opinion

Model railroading is a hobby that allows it’s participants to dig in and participate as much or as little as they’d like. On one end of the spectrum would be the casual recreationalist. This is someone who wants to have a basic representational layout that he can unwind with now and then, perhaps entertain the […]

Supporting the Layout

Post author By Lmind1
Post date March 11, 2018
Categories In Brooklyn Terminal

For a variety of reasons, the handling of the BT bench work support was critical to the look of the layout and overall gallery space. It deserved a lot of thought. Traditional legs, no matter how professionally assembled, would look spindly, spidery, and amateurish. A “curtain wall” under the layout would add visual mass and […]