Holland Southwest Building 4

[Brakie]

For me, well-done modelling can make even the most mundane subject interesting.

That's it right there. A lot of rail fans will look at those plain box buildings and remark enthusiastically, "That looks just like the real thing!" People who respond to images of contemporary railroading will be as pleased by such structures as steam era fans might be to a station with gingerbread trim.

Ralph

Absolutely! Railfans are use to seeing the here and now and (say) a CSX GP38-2 pulling 2 boxcars from a box building will look natural to their knowing eyes whereas a CSX GP38-2 pulling a centerbeam from a small lumber company like Atlas makes and that to their eyes wouldn't be natual..Now replace that small lumber company with (say) a larger 76 Lumber box building with lumber sheds and it will look natural.