There is an artistic side to our hobby, no doubt about that. Modelling a surface, harmonizing the curves and the volumes, creating nuances of colour, generating atmospheres… all these actions are related to our sensitivity, to making the best of what we have observed in reality. But railway modelling is also a technical pursuit, that requires care, subtlety, accuracy.
So, in this issue number 121, we have blended both, some pages in the magazine being incredibly poetic, and others highly technical. Some pages where dreaming takes charge, while in others, accurate drawing or mathematical calculations are the rule!
And at the very end, it is this subtle combination that makes railway modelling a great occupation. When thoroughness and technique join hands to serve artistic expression!…