My buddy Tolga Erbora sent me this shot he took yesterday in Norfolk. I thought I’d post it here as it would make a great modeling subject. Things I picked up on: The pole line in front The tracks on each side of the main sinking into the ground The faded and peeling paint, both […]
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East Rail on Film!
Here’s a blast from the past….Splitting off of Miami’s “East Rail” siding, just south of the main industrial park, is a one track spur that dives into the weeds, and weaves through concrete canyons between closely packed structures. At the end of the spur there is a blind crossing of 37th Avenue to reach an […]
Time
The timeless 80/20 rule, model railroad planning is not immune. All too often we have our 80/20 priorities backwards. We spend eighty per cent of our time wringing our hands over what I would consider more tactical issues and only twenty per cent on the much more important strategic questions. What curve radius to employ, […]
Operating the LAJ
While waiting for supplies to come in for the Brooklyn Terminal layout, I doubled back to other areas. As a host layout for the upcoming ProRail national operating convention, it’s time to make sure all of my ducks are in a row. I’ll be running both the Downtown Spur and LAJ layouts simultaneously so will […]
Modeling Streets
I wrote a detailed article on using photos to model streets in the February 2018 issue of RMC.