It seems like yesterday when the internet launched and was quickly followed by the meteoric rise of Amazon.com. The old timers in the group may remember that Amazon started out in a books only format. With stunning speed, brick and mortar bookstores dropped like flies. Like many, I really thought they were toast forever. A […]
Category: Opinion
The Cost of Participation
Today, a somewhat pointless observation, but an observation nonetheless. In recent years I’ve noticed how little money I spend on the hobby. The amount of time I spend modeling is the same as ever, it’s just the cost has become negligible. It’s not an ideal reality but the cost of entry to model railroading is […]
Caricature
Some of the most renowned artworks of all time featured fairly mundane subjects. Hopper and Vermeer didn’t need to resort to caricature to make their point. Caricature: A painting or drawing of a person or thing in which the features and form have been distorted or exaggerated. People engage in model railroading for a variety […]
Moving Beyond “Good Enough”
Looks can be deceiving. The above scene is far from simple and modeling it effectively would involve studying and truly seeing what is going on, understanding the challenges, and coming up with methods to re-create it in miniature. Note the subtle color blends on the shoulder. Note the way the grass feathers into the shoulders. […]
Be A Selfish Prick
It’s 2006 at the East Rail Industrial park in Miami. The engineer has gotten out of the cab to talk strategy with the conductor about a plan of attack for handling an extremely complex switching situation. Pauses in the action like this are common in the real world. Just because a comment is annoying and […]