Welcome to Thunder Mesa Studio

This is the online home for the artwork and model railroads of Dave Meek. Thunder Mesa Country is a land of imagination, where Calico meets Big Thunder - once upon a time in the Wild West. It’s a place where you might find a spooky old haunted ghost town in the middle of nowhere, or a towering castle guarded by dragons. It’s just past Skull Rock on the way to Neverland, second star to the right and straight on thru Nature’s Wonderland. It’s a place where dreams combine with craft to make anything possible. There is magic here, and secret passageways, and hidden treasure. You just have to look. Thunder Mesa is a place to keep moving forward without ever growing up. Welcome.


Thunder Mesa on YouTube

Subscribe to the Thunder Mesa Studio YouTube channel for an ever growing collection of model railroading and maker videos with an emphasis on story-based modeling. There’s a new build video just about every week with projects ranging from scenery and structures to rolling stock, electronics and special effects. In addition, a new weekly feature called “Workbench Wednesday” puts the focus on specific models, tools, ideas, or techniques used regularly at the studio.

Dave also hosts an informal livestream every month with a lively community of fellow modelers in attendance.


Become a Thunder Mesa Studio Member

Thunder Mesa Studio’s content is member supported! You can show your support by becoming a Thunder Mesa Studio member on Patreon. There are many exclusive perks for members including private studio and layout tours, access to laser cut kits and parts from Dave’s builds, early and ad-free access to videos, monthly member’s only livestreams, select laser cutting files and plans, exclusive videos and more.
You can join Patreon for free at patreon.com/thundermesa and get immediate access to the Thunder Mesa chat forums and social media posts. If you enjoy what you see, please consider becoming a member!