(With arms waving, I give David Reilly the guided tour) Last week, my friend and neighbour David Woodhead emailed to say he had a friend coming to visit his layout – and would they be able to come over to … Continue reading
That’s him, laughing at his birthday party a couple of years ago. And it’s how I remember Bill Kerr – a fellow hobbyist, Maine two-foot enthusiast and talented scenery modeller who passed away Sunday after a long battle with cancer. … Continue reading
On Sunday I joined 20 other fans of 1:64 from both sides of the Ontario-New York border at the 2012 S Scale Can-Am Social – an event organized by my friend (and fellow podcaster) Jim Martin. There was plenty to … Continue reading
I’ve written previously on this blog about Gordon Gravett‘s excellent book, Modelling Trees – volume one of which covered broadleaf varieties. I was pleased, therefore, to read in my latest issue of Model Railway Journal that volume two has been … Continue reading
I’ve had many frustrating experiences trying to model effective trees. It’s particularly difficult in larger scales such as S and O, because at these sizes we should start to try to model specific types of trees, such as maples, oaks … Continue reading