Matt Sturgell and Kelly Regan guide the local off the CSX main onto The Downtown Spur at the start of the op. session. It’s been far too long since I’ve had an op. session on The Downtown Spur. It should come as no surprise that getting off one’s fat ass and actually inviting people over […]
Looking east down 22nd Street on the layout. The “39” on the fascia is a milepost. The red dot on the 17th Avenue label means that it’s a street that can’t be blocked by trains. You’re looking east down 22nd Street in Miami.
A view westward down 22nd Street from 13th Avenue. Peaceful. Optimistic. Unique from an architectural, surface texture, and color standpoint. Numerous visits have given me a sense of its essence, what makes it what it is. If I could successfully capture that in model form, I’d feel like I was “there” whenever I walked into […]
It’s a milestone of sorts, the last major structure on The Downtown Spur, 2201 17th Avenue, is now a wrap. Although building the structure itself was fairly straightforward, the surrounding scratch-built palms, and back parking lot took some time. Here’s the back parking lot. The biggest challenge was finding a finely detailed wrought iron fence. […]
When modeling asphalt, the challenge is to get away from an overly uniform color pattern…easier said than done. I tried something new this weekend. -Start by painting your street or parking lot surface with Rustoleum Light Gray Primer and let it dry. -For the second level I used “Charcoal” colored grout. A nice quality of […]