A duo of Geep 15’s rolls through the Philadelphia suburbs on the proto-freelance Chester Valley Railroad. Now a Genesee and Wyoming shortline, the line was originally conceived by modeler Hardold Geisell in the 1930s. Last fall, I was streaming one of these quasi-conspiracy series on Netflix. The premise of this particular show was that the […]
Mastery of scene composition is probably the foremost skill Mike Confalone employs to put him on the list of all-time hobby greats. Throughout any given year, there’s the recurring thread of what makes a model railroad great. Given the subjective nature of the topic, everybody’s answer will be different. Not discussed that often is what […]
Dolton Junction number 3, an Athearn SW7, was my first serious effort at building a decent model. I was sixteen at the time, which puts it at almost five decades old. Note the faded lettering on the grill and the custom logo. Time, and our recollection of it, is a funny thing. I’ll be 65 […]
The “new” LAJ layout room, renovated into a Mid-Century Modern (MCM) interior design style. Mid-century modern elements are the bullet planter and faux succulent (from Hip Haven), Z chair (Wayfair), painting (Bed, Bath, and Beyond), and lamp (MCM Gal). A better title tag for today’s post would be “renovated” layout room. There is no new […]
The mini-library I first mentioned in my April 3rd post is now complete. Our hobby is heavily research and media-based. If you can’t find something, or it takes forever to dig it out, you’re always behind the eightball. Mounds of unused items become something you need to continually crawl over. I spent a number of […]