12-14-2009, 01:36 AM
Speaking as a former Floridian, I think it looks just fine...for South Carolina! 
...or coastal Georgia, or anywhere in Florida, not just in the south part of the state. 
My point being, that you don't have to stick to any particular state. What made me think lowlands Carolina or Geo. was the large trees. I'd call them live oaks or some other southern species of oak/poplar/etc. Also, CSX runs from Florida to Canada so anywhere on the East coast that fits the geography/terrain would work, not that you have to stick with that particular road name. FEC/ACL/Seaboard, and any of the other CSX predecessors have much more interesting paint schemes, IMHO. There are some nice regional rr's in FL and the South that look great as well and have been produced by Athearn. A CF7 in Florida Northern or Florida Central red & black would be neat.
As for the brick buildings, just wash them or dry brush with a lighter brick color such as Georgia Clay by Delta or something similar, or paint them. There are/were plenty of brick structures in the South, and variety adds realism.
Oh, and one more thing, could you change that backdrop image from "Pacific" to "Atlantic" or "Gulf"? That'd go far to set the area. Great modeling, looking forward to more!
Galen (grew up in Ocala, FL from 1980-1997)
...or coastal Georgia, or anywhere in Florida, not just in the south part of the state. My point being, that you don't have to stick to any particular state. What made me think lowlands Carolina or Geo. was the large trees. I'd call them live oaks or some other southern species of oak/poplar/etc. Also, CSX runs from Florida to Canada so anywhere on the East coast that fits the geography/terrain would work, not that you have to stick with that particular road name. FEC/ACL/Seaboard, and any of the other CSX predecessors have much more interesting paint schemes, IMHO. There are some nice regional rr's in FL and the South that look great as well and have been produced by Athearn. A CF7 in Florida Northern or Florida Central red & black would be neat.
As for the brick buildings, just wash them or dry brush with a lighter brick color such as Georgia Clay by Delta or something similar, or paint them. There are/were plenty of brick structures in the South, and variety adds realism.
Oh, and one more thing, could you change that backdrop image from "Pacific" to "Atlantic" or "Gulf"? That'd go far to set the area. Great modeling, looking forward to more!
Galen (grew up in Ocala, FL from 1980-1997)
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