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Reading an aquaintance's blog yielded the following technique for faking "tilt-shift" photography in Photoshop. In a nutshell, making an oblique aerial photo look like it is a model. Some of the examples I've seen are amazing.... http://recedinghairline.co.uk/tutorials/fakemodel/

When.... Business travel will never die, because.... People print out email. People do not accept phones/email/video as deals. Leaner and meaner means less people have to do more work because the rest are making business trips. Leaner and meaner means the people laid off will need to find...

The real issue is..... I was following a similar thread in another forum. This had to do with UP going after the calendar maker for the "Union Pacific Calendar 2006." Standard copyright issues applied there and there really isn't anything else to say. It all come down to usage. If you are...

The end of the world I was just reading a thread on Atlas's forum about this whole thing. Everybody seems to think the world is going to end. If people truly are concerned about the issue, just don't buy any factory UP models. When they see the representation of the market going to rivals...

Richard Dawson hosted Art Contest I agree with most of the posts, tagging is basically peeing on the sofa. I agree that most of it, is a blight. I also have seen some, that is jaw-dropping. Hey even Sony hired people to tag buildings with PSP propaganda. It would be interesting to have a...

Here's a great little link to some Motive Power products. Love the Amtrak.... http://yardlimit.railfan.net/mk/

Railroads and the modern man I followed this thread with great interest. Growing up, I was oblivious to railroads, save the occasional Amtrak trip on the Eastern Seaboard. Decades later, I was finally able to understand my father's love of the 50's era ATSF diesels and occasional steamer. The...

Here is a great site for people interested in structures design. You can browse by structure type, materials and more. Lots of stuff!! Love the stations and bridges. http://en.structurae.de/

Backdrop Photos A couple years ago, I was designing a book cover for work and came across this site. It has great source material for backdrops, assuming you have the skills and software to work with them. GOOD STUFF!! http://www.morguefile.com/

The enclosures (side topic) Those are the funniest! You'd have to label them somehow, or just tell everybody that they are where you buy porn. Otherwise people might think that they are just a propane enclosure cage.

Don't forget these! Those 24-hour valet bits are great! Please do not forget the Japanese renditions, with Pocari Sweat, whisky, beer and the like! The perfect diorama for this would have a passed-out, broke sailor slumped next to it. More here..... http://www.photomann.com/japan/machines/...

Locations and models There are several places to get them. Newhall Station seems to be one of the better ones. http://www.newhallstation.com/store/ I should also recommend Tomix trains. They have exquisite detail. I have their series 800 Kyushu Shinkansen. Prices are comparable to Kato.

Very nice metals Last night I got 2 of the 3 items ordered. Gorgeous detail. Very pleased. I believe these are Skytrex Miniatures. I will try to get decent pictures up.

I was browsing intel threads and read an article about the Army's purchase of some route-clearance vehicles (Buffalo and Cougar) from Force Protection. HOLY CRAP! Now this is something for a layout!! http://www.forceprotectioninc.com/models/cougar/

Military miniatures 10mm=1/160 I came across some here. I ordered three, I'll post pictures as soon as I get them... http://www.warweb.com/miniatures/action200.html

Size matters I decided quite a while ago that I would just model an apron of the airport. Forget the terminals. I'll do an apron with either military aircraft or civilian models you would see parked on aprons (versus parked at a terminal). The rest of the airport will be photoshopped in (that...

bending plastic I remember from way back when I was a kid building Tamiya military models that by dipping the parts in hot water you could bend them. I subsequently wrecked a Merkava tank body by putting it in contact with boiling water. This same technique could be CAREFULLY applied. If you...

Links... At several times in the past couple of years I have located, forgot and re-located card and paper models. Some are QUITE good. Buses seem to be the most popular. But I have found quite a few trains as well. See my LRV post in this forum. http://peterfray2582.fotopic.net/...

Other ideas in the works Here are the road logos I came up with. These will be dependent upon whether I can find the replacement body shells for the Shinkansen train that I have and those that I will buy in the future. Tomix does such a museum-quality job on their decaling and paint that it...

Thanks for the link I kind of liked the concept of the station. It reminds me of a deco-style building circa-80's Miami. I could see Crockett and Tubbs strolling out and getting into the Daytona. I liked the edge coloring on the walls. One of the things I would like to do is to put either an...