Model railroading is a hobby that allows it’s participants to dig in and participate as much or as little as they’d like. On one end of the spectrum would be the casual recreationalist. This is someone who wants to have a basic representational layout that he can unwind with now and then, perhaps entertain the […]
Category: Opinion
Hitting The Artistic Sweetspot
Often, when I tell other modelers that I’ve just made a photography trip to Allapattah (Miami) or Vernon (LA), the immediate response is, “Wow, you’re brave. Weren’t you afraid of being mugged?”. Let’s get one thing straight up front, I’m not brave! But no, I can’t say I’ve ever felt even remotely threatened. […]
Figures
I’ve always felt that the old modeler’s adage of “no detail is better than a bad detail” made sense. If we need a specific detailed part, and the only thing on the market is a crude soap carving, you’re better off omitting the detail as opposed to trying to represent it with an unsightly placeholder. […]
Number 3 Crossing District Blvd.
My immersion in model railroading is largely a selfish pursuit. I like getting compliments as much as the next person but my drive is primarily internal, a desire to create images that give me pleasure to look at, to create scenes that I enjoy operating, experiencing, and interacting with. As modelers we have an advantage […]
Can You Go Home Again?
“You can almost always return to Home, The Place. But — eventually — you can never return to Home, The Actuality. It’s as gone as gone can be.” John Simpson There’s an old expression, you can never go home again. In the quote above, taken from an online essay, John Simpson explains it succinctly. Although the physical […]