Story by Shawn Branstetter
The age-old question. But can anyone really provide an answer? My personal belief is no. That is a question that you, the modeler, must answer on your own. Now there are many thoughts on the matter and all seem to be pros and cons for both sides. This article will be no [...]
A weekly series of web and user inspiration. This will just be images and links to inspire you. If you have photos or links to share, pass them along.
A weekly series of web and user inspiration. This will just be images and links to inspire you. If you have photos or links to share, pass them along.
Models and Photos by Jack Burgess
Story by Shawn Branstetter, Photos from the collection of Steven Cope,
Ambitions
California’s Gold Rush in 1849 saw fortune seekers from all around the world hoping to strike it rich. As the mines and timber mills in Toulumne and Calaveras Counties grew in numbers, so was the need to transport the material.
Seeing that need, Thomas S. Bullock, [...]
Story by Shawn Branstetter,
Podcasting is not a new idea. The technology has been around for sometime and ever since Apple’s iTunes was released, podcasting has been getting more popular and easier to access.
What is podcasting? Wikipedia defines it as a series of digital computer files, usually either digital audio or video, that is released [...]
We are beginning a new weekly series of web and user inspiration. This will just be images and links to inspire you. If you have photos or links to share, pass them along.
Shortline Modelers Lounge is looking for modelers who want to share information or modeling techniques with us. We are currently looking for layout tours, track laying tips, weathering and scenery ideas. Anyone is welcome to submit and if published, you will get paid. If you have any questions for us, please feel free to contact [...]
Story and Photos by Shawn Branstetter,
When I first started in the hobby one of my biggest challenges was staining wood. It was to me what a blank piece of paper is to someone who can’t draw, frightening. I didn’t understand that I could practice on scrap first and then tackle the real stuff. Now I [...]
Story By Shawn Branstetter, Models by Marcel Ackel and Chen Ping,
I have found over the years as a graphic designer, I have a need for detail. I think I am in the majority when it comes to artists of all mediums. Model builders, who are very talented artists, are the same no matter what the [...]
Story and Photos by Shawn Branstetter,
Boxcars sometimes have two lives, revenue service and shelters of various shapes, sizes and functions. I found two old cars at the Sierra Railroad’s shops in Jamestown, CA serving their latter years as a hand car and tool shed.
Story and Photos by Don Ball, Why would anyone model an obscure shortline with a name that sounds like it’s out of a Carl Fallberg drawing? The Stockton & Copperopolis Railroad was a poor 49-mile long line that probably should never have been built but it lasted for over one hundred years and it inspired me enough to try to reproduce it in my basement. more →
Story by Shawn Branstetter The age-old question. But can anyone really provide an answer? My personal belief is no. That is a question that you, the modeler, must answer on your own. Now there are many thoughts on the matter and all seem to be pros and cons for both sides. This article will be no exception. Its purpose is to speak to the modeler who is new to the hobby surfing to gather information on model railroading. more →
A weekly series of web and user inspiration. This will just be images and links to inspire you. If you have photos or links to share, pass them along. more →
Story and Photos by Don Ball, Why would anyone model an obscure shortline with a name that sounds like it’s out of a Carl Fallberg drawing? The Stockton & Copperopolis Railroad was a poor 49-mile long line that probably should never have been built but it lasted for over one hundred years and it inspired me enough to try to reproduce it in my basement. more →
A weekly series of web and user inspiration. This will just be images and links to inspire you. If you have photos or links to share, pass them along. Models and Photos by Jack Burgess more →
Story by Shawn Branstetter, Photos from the collection of Steven Cope, Ambitions California’s Gold Rush in 1849 saw fortune seekers from all around the world hoping to strike it rich. As the mines and timber mills in Toulumne and Calaveras Counties grew in numbers, so was the need to transport the material. Seeing that need, Thomas S. Bullock, with the help of William Crocker and Prince Andre Poniatowski in 1897, began construction on a line that would branch off of the Southern Pacific in Oakdale... more
Story by Shawn Branstetter, Podcasting is not a new idea. The technology has been around for sometime and ever since Apple’s iTunes was released, podcasting has been getting more popular and easier to access. What is podcasting? Wikipedia defines it as a series of digital computer files, usually either digital audio or video, that is released periodically and made available for download by means of web syndication. more →
Story by Shawn Branstetter, Photos by Chuck Doan, For some of us in the hobby, life is just to demanding to build a model railroad. There is just not enough time or space to create the layout of your dreams. Then there are those, like me, who just can’t decide what they want to build. Do I want a European “Troop Train” set in France in WWII? Yes. I love the Hetch Hetchy Railroad and would love to build a Proto48 layout based on it. more →
We are beginning a new weekly series of web and user inspiration. This will just be images and links to inspire you. If you have photos or links to share, pass them along. more →
Shortline Modelers Lounge is looking for modelers who want to share information or modeling techniques with us. We are currently looking for layout tours, track laying tips, weathering and scenery ideas. Anyone is welcome to submit and if published, you will get paid. If you have any questions for us, please feel free to contact us at shortlinemodelers@gmail.com. →
Story and Photos by Shawn Branstetter, When I first started in the hobby one of my biggest challenges was staining wood. It was to me what a blank piece of paper is to someone who can’t draw, frightening. I didn’t understand that I could practice on scrap first and then tackle the real stuff. Now I know there a million articles in magazines all across the globe which have done “how-to’s” on this subject, however, this one is targeted to the very beginner. more →
