WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build

[Gary S]

I have grown a bit concerned though, that with all my many posts in this thread, that I may have been starting to sound, as my daughter so often accuses me, like some "arrogant know-it-all ass" ... and so I will now sit down and shut up!

Not at all, biL! I very very very much appreciate your time and effort in getting the info out. It is certainly great food for thought, and I hope that you will continue with your commentary whenever you see fit. You really have helped me.

Keep looking to "see" ... and "see" those elements that cause the eye to perceive the things that it does ... and then use that understanding to reproduce those visual cues ...

... and remember ... it's only background support for the main attraction ... a slow moving way freight hauling a half-dozen carloads of Idaho Spuds to the Mountain King industrial siding for unloading and processing! I can't wait ... but I will ... 'cuz it'll be worth it ... I have no doubt!

I haven't been home since wednesday due to some work stuff, finally got home saturday night, and managed to get some work done on the layout today. Detailed some telephone poles as per the prototype, made some traffic signals, and a fire hydrant. Then I painted and drew some wires over the street.

Here's what we have now:

   

   

And the straight on shot, and a closeup at a lower angle.

   

   

Anyone have ideas on what else to do behind the vehicles? I think I will add a couple of painted on poles with street lights, progressively shrinking in the distance, at the edges of the road.