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Re: WM Western Lines Engineering Report
« Reply #540 on: March 30, 2012, 11:10:55 AM »
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Sorry, Lee.  I'm with the Phils on this one.  I'm not a fan of the hill enveloping the Hoffman building, and that's even before you have added foliage.  The reality is that those locations are supposed to be miles apart and, if I remember correctly, not even in the same state.

"You gotta keep 'em separated."

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« Reply #541 on: March 30, 2012, 12:28:29 PM »
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Ok, now the President of Hoffman Manufacturing - and his lawyer - have told you to stop encroaching on his property.  What are you gonna do Lee?  :)

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P.S. I vote for a fascia treatment, but my vote doesn't count.
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Re: WM Western Lines Engineering Report
« Reply #542 on: March 30, 2012, 12:44:29 PM »
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It is a little odd looking Lee...out of character for you, certainly.  :?
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« Reply #543 on: March 30, 2012, 12:53:40 PM »
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We all know Lee is a little ODD.  I agree with the rest.
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« Reply #544 on: March 30, 2012, 01:02:13 PM »
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Confusing.  I agree with 2 points raised:

1.  It just looks weird, like some kind of post-apocalyptic volcanic lava flow.
2.  You've just undone any sense of horizontal distance between the two locations on their respective decks.

I'm usually a huge fan of your visual trickery, but this one left me scratching my head.
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Re: WM Western Lines Engineering Report
« Reply #545 on: March 30, 2012, 01:17:48 PM »
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Okay, first off, it's not done yet.  Cumberland is surrounded by mountains, so there will be backdrop mountains painted on the sky board to blend the 3-D stuff into the background.

Secondly, once I'm done installing the 21 million detailed and twinkling buildings planned for this little corner of the universe, there will be enough distractions to draw the eye down and away from the offending corner.

And yes, the two locations are supposed to be a hundred miles apart, but despite Ed's pleadings to the contrary, this is a model railroad, and therefore subject to a bit of model railroady whimsy.

I had pondered doing something with the fascia, but I couldn't get my head around blending the background mountains without connecting the upper and lower.  I figured the two locations share the same sky, right?

Let me get a little farther down the road, and hopefully you'll see what I'm envisioning.

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Re: WM Western Lines Engineering Report
« Reply #546 on: March 30, 2012, 02:13:14 PM »
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I imagine Lee has something like this picture in mind:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianbreighner/4945800651/sizes/l/in/photostream/

The hills in the background will somehow be represented on the sky board behind Cumberland.  We're watching, Mr. Wizard!
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Re: WM Western Lines Engineering Report
« Reply #547 on: March 30, 2012, 04:10:53 PM »
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Lee, I agree it looks weird, but I'm digging how it draws both areas together; I'm looking forward to seeing how you pull it off!
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Re: WM Western Lines Engineering Report
« Reply #548 on: March 31, 2012, 07:13:02 AM »
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Parsing down the first layer...  Bridge and lights.
















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Re: WM Western Lines Engineering Report
« Reply #549 on: March 31, 2012, 10:30:11 AM »
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Shot that way the Blob doesn't look so bad
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« Reply #550 on: March 31, 2012, 10:38:46 AM »
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Next will be some back ground painting... and more daylight shots...

Just bought another 100 LEDs...

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Re: WM Western Lines Engineering Report
« Reply #551 on: March 31, 2012, 12:54:02 PM »
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Quote from: Philip H on March 31, 2012, 10:30:11 AM
Shot that way the Blob doesn't look so bad

You mean in the the dark?  ;) 

You're right though, I think Lee might pull a rabbit out of his hat with this one.  I love all the under-bridge activity.
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Re: WM Western Lines Engineering Report
« Reply #552 on: March 31, 2012, 01:09:04 PM »
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Did I just hear someone say "night" ops session?

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Re: WM Western Lines Engineering Report
« Reply #553 on: March 31, 2012, 05:44:48 PM »
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to really finish it off you should paint the bottom of that second deck something akin to this  :trollface:
http://literaryden.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/amazing-3d-pavement-art-11.jpg
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Re: WM Western Lines Engineering Report
« Reply #554 on: April 01, 2012, 11:10:36 AM »
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Quote from: sizemore on March 31, 2012, 01:09:04 PM
Did I just hear someone say "night" ops session?

Groan. A romantic notion but now I have to find a lighted magnifier to perform my switching duties. Lest you're working on a glow in the dark car ID system too?
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