Category: Structures

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of “good enough.” That phrase is often thrown into the mix to talk about the concept of detailing locomotives and rolling stock just enough to look “the part.” But it clearly creeps into everything we do on our layouts. I’ve also …

Last weekend (as I write this) I attended the annual train show hosted by the Amherst Railway Society in West Springfield, MA. We decided to shut down The Pixel Depot last year (again: anyone want to buy a turnkey business?), so I was able to experience the show as a …

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So, last time I talked about my decision process on whether to build a wood and cardstock mock-up of the large General Motors building. Spoiler alert: I was in. I do, however, want to call out this quote from that post: Normally, I’d jump right in and start construction on …

Once the track was laid for General Motors, and then modified to match the new and improved structure plan I made for the area, I thought it would be good to actually start working on the assembly plant structure. To be honest, I’ve been itching to build a structure for …