Category: Techniques
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What Lance Just Said: Great Modeling Ain’t About Rivet Counts Or Color Chip Matches
Lance Mindheim’s blog, and for that matter, his books and clinics at model railroad gatherings, are a reliable source of modeling insight and wisdom. Lance recently posted this nugget: As much as we all strive for prototypical accuracy, the lion’s share of visual impact is delivered by composition, color strategy,…
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Call It Done: Crooked Mountain Lines HO Box Car
I recently came across an old treasure in my stash of model railroad supplies, this National Model Railroad Association special-run Crooked Mountain Lines heritage box car. The Crooked Mountain Lines was the fictional home road of traction modeler Bob Hegge, who penned numerous articles in the 70s and 80s for…
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Call It Done: Static 00 Deltic, Another UK Souvenir
When I visited the UK National Railway Museum in York, UK in June for a rail safety conference, the UK-based attendees were understandably proud of their country’s rail heritage on display. While steam speed record holder Mallard overlooked the conference seating area, several of the UK rail officials and industry…
Further Up Dunes Junction 