It’s safe to say I’ll never be accused of being a cultured art critic. That aside, in the last year I’ve had the chance to visit some of the more notable art museums on the east coast and attended a number of art festivals. The difference in a painting done by one of history’s masters […]
Category: Construction
Modeling From A Suitcase
From time to time I get emails from active duty military along the lines of “Can’t wait to get back stateside so I can start model railroading”. Variations on this theme are, I can’t wait until: I’m out of college, have a house, don’t travel so much etc. Been there, done that. Such a mindset, […]
LAJ Signature Crossbucks
While doing some virtual rail fanning of LAJ territory on Google Streetview, I came across this crossbuck image on the filmstrip featured at the bottom of the page. How cool is that?!!
Working Successfully with Structures
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 […]
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 […]