James River Branch: News Archive

Website News Archive: March 2008

28 March 2008

The website update is online. Almost every page was involved, with edits to existing pages—some subtle, some substantial—and many new pages added. Much of the layout construction section has been reorganized, with the addition of a new section on Design Revisions. Under Projects, I created a page for each structure currently in the works. While the majority of these are still in the planning stage, I thought it would be interesting to begin at the beginning, including the thought processes behind them. In such cases where they are merely ideas, I've included "before" images of the original kits, as well as some reference photos of the real thing. I've also expanded existing structure project pages to include product and reference images.

16 March 2008

A major website update is on the way. Most of the existing pages at the site are in the process of being revised, and loads of new pages will be ready to come online in a matter of days. Right now I'm working with some of the major Z scale manufacturers to obtain permission to use some of their product photos for before/after comparisons on my structure projects. Once I've received the all-clear from everyone, there will be lots of new things to see.

9 March 2008

As the rockwork proceeds, I've been inspired to make some fairly substantial changes in the arrangement of streets, buildings and other cosmetic features. To learn how one thing can lead to another and ultimately change almost everything, I've detailed the process and also drawn up a fresh new plan.

7 March 2008

Micro-Trains has just dropped a bomb. It's a hot topic in the message boards, and it's been a real challenge getting to the bottom of it. In happier news, I've made headway on laying the groundwork for scenery-making.

1 March 2008

Having switched to a new web host, I've been having endless problems with my websites, and one particular domain, americanzscale.org, was offline for nearly two weeks. Meanwhile, I've been getting some modeling done, and updates will be forthcoming shortly.