Aerial view of a team track facility as part of a thought experiment related to my model railroad design services. The first step in solving a problem is admitting you have one in the first place. With that said, I have to admit I have an addiction to team tracks, with a co morbidity (that…
Moving Beyond Being an “8 out of 10” Modeler
Victoria Embankment, London. G.De Nittis. Last weekend I attended a lecture at the Phillips on the work of Italian impressionist Giuseppe De Nittis (more well known in Europe than the US). On the panel were two art historians and two museum curators, all excellent speakers. They’d put up a slide of a piece of work…
Defining Model Railroad Design Success
A pair of boxcars sit in front of A-1 Farmers Choice on the switchback segment of my Downtown Spur layout. A successful model railroad design is one that provides a platform for several hours a week of relaxing hobby time…recreational time…..fun time. It doesn’t really matter how those minutes or hours are spent. If there…
Another “One Turnout” Layout
Two boxcars sit at Family & Son, a foot products company in Miami, circa 2006. The two blue storage tanks in the foreground are for vegetable oil. This scene would be ideal for a small shelf layout and would provide a lot of operation fun as well. I’ve been doing more and more short “mini…
No Time to Build A Layout?
Many modelers sit on the sidelines, feeling they simply don’t have the time to build a layout. I recently posted a blog on my business site discussing design strategies for dealing with the issue.
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