11-27-2013, 10:30 AM
Reinhard, I'm still not sure what you're trying to accomplish in this latest iteration. Peter Feigenbaum, by his own account to me, is basically no longer in the model railroad hobby, and he regards his architectural models as "installations", and beyond that, he acknowledges that they're basically fantasies of New York in the 1970s-80s, not even representations of the real world. I notice that you're including very few model trains in your photos, which is probably appropriate, since there aren't many trains visible aboveground in those parts of New York anyhow -- and if they were, they'd be New Haven, NYC, PC, Metro North, Conrail, CP, CSX, etc, which basically aren't your model focus.
So I'm not sure if what you're doing -- following Peter Feigenbaum pretty carefully -- is even model railroading. If it is, it's at least not my cup of tea. How do all these fantasy abandoned buildings contribute to a focus on a model train? George Sellios creates a kind of fantasy world, too, but there are trains in it!
I'm not sure if I'm completely sympathetic with the idea of tearing everything out and doing something else every few months, either -- I guess I like the idea of working toward things on the longer term and trying to accomplish something. I realize there are people who think this is great, but I'm losing interest. Just sayin'
So I'm not sure if what you're doing -- following Peter Feigenbaum pretty carefully -- is even model railroading. If it is, it's at least not my cup of tea. How do all these fantasy abandoned buildings contribute to a focus on a model train? George Sellios creates a kind of fantasy world, too, but there are trains in it!
I'm not sure if I'm completely sympathetic with the idea of tearing everything out and doing something else every few months, either -- I guess I like the idea of working toward things on the longer term and trying to accomplish something. I realize there are people who think this is great, but I'm losing interest. Just sayin'