A few years ago on one of my many travels on the wonderful website of the Library of Congress, I stumbled upon the work of Russell Lee (1903 – 1986).  Lee was part of a group... [Read more]

It has been my quest to help tare down the walls and stereotypes of scratch building.  The level of satisfaction that you gain from creating a structure from scratch verses kit built... [Read more]

Rooftops are one of the most neglected areas on a structure but usually the most visible.  So why do so many modelers neglect to detail them?  I know in my case it is one of the... [Read more]

I have been in N scale for about twenty years now and have won various awards for my modeling.  Now I am trying to find a way of networking with modelers like myself and share what... [Read more]

While it has been nearly a year since our last dual build, the newsstands, we return with our next project, Pigeon Coops.  Like the newsstands, pigeon coops can be found all over... [Read more]

Construction began in 1904 of this very unique warehouse that resided in Chicago, IL.  Built by the Marshal Field & Company to house merchandise for the well known store on the... [Read more]

While Frank and I were in Syracuse , New York, we were invited to go on a few layout tours.  One of which was built by Brian Curry, MMR (Master Model Railroader #350).  We had been... [Read more]

After starting construction in May and multiple hiatuses, the Hudson Life Building is now done. Construction In the final update on construction I will show you few last details that... [Read more]

On the Hudson Life Building I needed a few store fronts on the main floor, one of them is a bookstore, and I will show you how it was done. Design To begin with I did plenty of research... [Read more]

Unfortunately another short diversion came about to stall the Hudson Life Building.  The last two weeks have been extremely productive, this is most of what was done. Construction For... [Read more]