Clever Models Blog Entries

AH... Summertime

Dave — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:26:03 +0000

Hi everyone. Well the summer slowdown is apparently here. I’m sure that you are all working in your gardens, and going on, or getting ready for vacations or enjoying other pastimes. This is obviously our slow season. Happens every year, although this year it has started a bit later than usual.

While we appreciate those of you that continue to buy in the warm months, we realize that model building is not a big summertime priority. We will be here when you all get back in September, or so, but I wanted to let you know what I plan on doing during our slow months.

Besides keeping all this going and continuing to get pix and footprints and new kits onto the website, I will be working to build reverse loops for our traveling O scale switching layout. And I really need to get to it as I’ve made a commitment to have it ready for the 2013 O scale March Meet. We have had the layout there many times before and it is a great way for us to display our kits in a natural envitonment, but I want to be able to lets some trains run while I spend time with you, when you visit , as you always do.

I posted a rather poor quality trackplan, of the current 16’-0 x 30” version, a few months ago. I plan on posting a complete, much higher quality, trackplan of the layout very soon and then progress photos as I get along.

I hope you find it entertaining. (And it will keep the pressure on me to finish the thing.)

PLEASE FORGIVE MY DUST (WRECKAGE)

Dave — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:53:07 +0000

I’m sure that some of you, out there in paper model land, have noticed that things like buttons and such, may no longer be where you remember them. Well, please bear with me as I attempt to streamline and organize things a little better. I’ve learned a lot about writing HTML code recently, and I hope I am putting it to good use. Everything, at the moment, is in a state of flux, hopefully for the good. So if you see something that you don’t like, don’t assume that it is final. Just let me know what you think. Suggestions are always welcome here. (We may not pay attention to them, but they are welcome.)

Dave

New Freebies

Thom — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:03:21 +0000

I thought it was time to freshen up the Freebies. I just uploaded two kits for you to enjoy. I think they will be very useful.

one is an 85’ brick chimney and the other is a section of steel and concrete pier. They are HO and O but could be in almost any scale.

Hope you like them

JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE NOTICED

Dave — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:06:54 +0000

There is a new button available. It’s called MODEL GALLERY. This is where you will find pictures of all of our kits. Yes, I’m finally getting around to it after all these years. I know. It’s about time. So far, about half the kits available are shown and I am dilligently working on the rest. Hope you like this new feature.

More Held

Thom — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:09:37 +0000

Just gorgious photography featuring his G&D enginhouse build from Aristotelese Held.

We have an astounding community of great builders. So many of you always pushing upwards. I think Mr Held has taken the three foot rule to about 3 centimeters.

More Gore

Thom — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:13:24 +0000

I and others are always bugging Jim for layout pix so heres a couple to hopefully prime the pump for others to send pix of their layouts. I know these pix from Jim just make me want to see more.

Farkle Fabricators

Thom — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:41:12 +0000

Jim Gore sent me these shots of the “Small machine shop”. As usual, they are fantastic. I wish I could share them in the full resolution that we get them in. His precision and artistry is something to see. I have to reduce them more that 75% to get them on the web.

Jim always goes the extra mile and it shows.

Something New ? Better maybe?

Dave — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:29:57 +0000

We still have a lot of work to do, but from time to time you may catch glimpses of a couple of new buttons on the sidebar. Those locations will be marked as UNDER CONSTRUCTION and the buttons may be there one day and gone the next and then return as we build, but if you see them, go ahead and try them. I’d like your feedback.

Now that the O Scale March Meet is over............

Dave — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:49:24 +0000

Hi all, this is Dave. I’m sure you have seen Thom’s short followup on the meet on the Discussion Forum.

I just wanted to let you all know that since this was an O scale only meet, when we prepared the Jefferson Collection, we put the O Scale discs first. As soon as we get the HO versions, put together, we will get them into the “BUY DISCS” section. It may take a little while. Thanks for your patience.

Also, now that 1st. Street is just over a year old, you will begin seeing those kits become available for individual download.

Some nice pix

Thom — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:04:21 +0000

Aristoteles Held has shared some pix showing more evidence of his excellent building skill.

The ever popular shed, done perfectly.

i wonder if we can talk him into sharing some of his techniques and experiences