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I purchased a single Spectrum Passenger Car from Bachmann from their On30 line to compare against the American Flyer S Scale equipment that I already have on hand. Based on what I have heard from a couple of sources the old American Flyer S Scale stuff may be a little on the large size.So is that really true or not? Remember what I'm really looking for here are proportions. In this context my O Scale passenger car is...

Here are a few WIP shots of my current project that I hope to take down to Reaper. I'm through with the basic painting at this point and I'm ready to start the weathering. I think the wheels are closest to being finished at this point. This little beauty is from Antenocitis Workshop the Nova Rus "Bear" 4x4 Jeep, a 28mm Sci Fi vehicles from the G.O.T. lin...

I missed posting these photos of a BNSF coal train from last year. I believe this was a southbound train and these would have been the helper engines at the end. Its been a while since some real diesels have graced these pages.BNSF 6117 ES44ACNot a great shot but at least you know where it was taken!BNSF 6430 ES44...

Hobbs is settling in quite nicely and gets along well with Sadie and ignores the cats. All in all that works out quite well. The cats scatter when they see him, but he really could care less what they do. Eventually one of them will figure out that he has a really soft coat and provides an excellent napping spot. Its been cold and snowy here lately which means he would rather be outside! Sadie, on the other hand, would...

Trains add a very distinctive look to the gaming table and I feel that its very important for them to have the right look and feel. Whether its a scenario recreating a locomotive chase or a train robbery or as a supporting element to a WWI or WWII game they need to look like they fit in with both our terrain and our miniatures. I have had this discussion of scale and proportion, both with myself (yes, I do talk to myself)...

I was reading through the blogs I follow this morning and I came across a way to make "decal" signs. Now these are not decals in the way I normally think of them but it is a method of making your inkjet printer do the work for you. Here is a link back to Dave Frary's blog where he described his thoughts on the process along with a few photos of "decals" he had made using it: Trackside Scenary. You should definitely...

I have been primarily working on my project for ReaperCon but there are times when I have had an opportunity to mess around with the arrangement of Calamity. I think this shows the effectiveness of making the model in the first place. I also spent 30 minutes or so making another model of my centerpiece building as a mirror image so I could have some more options in placing it. The ability to scrap the clay off and change...

Here is my more or less completed model of Calamity. The boards are finished, the buildings are finished and ultimately that's what I wanted to accomplish with this, something that would allow me to shuffle buildings around and get a better feel for different arrangements will work. The idea is to keep it simple and avoid working in detail that's not necessary to picking an arrangement. I'm not certain that this will...