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Holy Smokes, Two Delaware Trains In One Day!
Drove over to Delmar, Delaware today for Delmarva Model Railroad Club’s open house, where the club’s HO, N, G, and three-rail O layouts were open to the public. Knowing I would be crossing multiple branches of the Delmarva Central, I packed my camera bag. My preparedness was rewarded not once,…
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Some Trains I Saw Around Washington in November
Earlier in November I was able to break away for some railfanning around Washington DC. My friend Daniel Speer accompanied me to several new-to-me photo spots around DC and Northern Virginia, and he proved to be an excellent guide to the area. It was a great day of train watching…
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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,…






