Realism is enhanced when we model industry types that are found with the most frequency. Clockwise from upper left: LPG, scrap metal, team, plastics or warehouse. Over time, our brain subconsciously registers the most commonly found rail side features whether it be through photos or personal railfanning experience. It expects to see certain elements in […]
Author: Lmind1
New Layout Design Post
I just added a new post on the layout design blog of my business site HERE. http://shelflayouts.com/2016/06/working-structures-into-your-design/
Nothing Is Black or White
The subjects we model are out in the elements. They are ravaged by the weather which takes it’s toll and does so quickly. The end result is a color spectrum that will always drift towards center. Darks fade and light colors shift to gray. Although, at first glance, subjects may appear to be pure black […]
New Design Blog
Wrote layout design blog entry on making design features “Pay Their Freight” on my business site. http://shelflayouts.com/2016/06/making-design-features-pay-their-freight/
Gloss Doesn’t Scale Down
We can’t solve a problem if we aren’t aware of its existence. One appealing aspect of railroading is the sheer, awesome, mass of our subject matter. Prototype rolling stock is huge and the challenge as a modeler is finding a way to capture that in miniature. A very, very subtle modeling problem that […]