Sometimes I wonder why I don't recognize earlier that something I decided to do is not going to be a success. I guess that's how we gain experience. Such is where I stand on building the Crandic's Iowa River Bridge on The Hills Line. In my last post I talked about my supposed logic for … Continue reading Fording the River
"If you want something stuck in someone's head, put it in a sequence of three." -Brian Clark- Previously I had written about how I adapted Iain Rice's Linked-Up Logger layout concept for the general design of The Hills Line. Since our basement arrangement requires any plan to be divided into three distinct spaces, I had … Continue reading Homage
Quick housekeeping update for thehillsline.com Based on some recent feedback I've made some small but hopefully significant improvements to the look and layout of this site as well as how stories are displayed and fed to other platforms. Hopefully you can find and navigate through the content a little easier. Second is that I've added … Continue reading Website Changes
"Compromise is like the middle of the road; always safer to walk on than the edges." -Dwight D. Eisenhower- The north end of the modeled portion of The Hills Line features what I believe is the signature scene of both the prototype as well as the entire Iowa Interstate Railroad: The IAIS's deck-girder bridge in … Continue reading The Curve
