Exercise self restraint when purchasing structures. Determine what you need and only then start the purchasing process. Avoid the natural tendency to randomly “buy and plop”. Incorporating structures into your layout in a way that works visually involves a little more than “buying and plopping”. Some things to consider……………… Color: Color and weathering drives […]
Category: Construction
Federal Cold Storage
I put the wrap on Federal Cold Storage to be placed in the crook of the “L” on the LAJ layout (the corner if you will). Getting the first structure under my belt gives me some momentum. Built to the “reasonable representation” standard it wasn’t intended to be an exact replica of the prototype. Walthers […]
Creating A Color Vintage Skyline
Backdrop image of San Diego skyline circa 1955 My most recently completed commercial project is an N scale, proto freelanced, SP project set in San Diego in the 1950’s. It was important to my customer and friend Jim that we create at least a reasonable representation of the San Diego skyline IN COLOR […]
Our Quest for Realism
It’s our ongoing quest, how do we create something that looks like a “model of a railroad” NOT a “model railroad”, not a toy train set. The answer lies in studying prototype photos, I mean really studying them and trying to get a handle on what we’re looking at. It’s not easy and it’s not […]
Removable Bridge
Added a tutorial in the “How To” section on removable bridges.