I needed to come up with something to fill a three inch or so wide gap between two structures. As always the challenge is to find something that doesn’t look too “model railroady” which is often what we (I) end up with when left to my imagination. A scan through my files of my site […]
In the last post, I discussed developing an eye for “the typical” when it comes to structure selection and then applying a heavy dose of it. The shot above is of a small LPG facility. Compact, easy to model, an industry that just looks appropriate in most settings, it’s an ideal subject. Purchase the Walthers […]
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 […]
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 […]
The LAJ had some unique crossbucks with a vertical sign labeled “Los Angeles Junction Ry” running down the post in a very distinctive font. I started with a photo of one of their actual signs and printed it out. To give it some depth I glued it to a painted piece of strip wood and […]