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31st August 15:57 post
I prefer tall industrial buildings for view blocks over the stand in the middle type view blocks.
I'm intending to do a similar thing with a building on my HO layout where a front of layout building obstruct my view. It's a good excuse to do some nifty interior detailing.
Only thing I'm not so keen about on your mates building is the black on the back of the building - just feels a bit harsh to me as he has left the upper floor enclosed. I'd have opened that up too.
Cheers,
Kev
I really like your mate's building but he needs to open that upper floor and detail it.
The real question is why open the building at all?
I can't see any reason to open the backside of a building just because its on the ledge of the layout.
I would call it scenic possibilitys.
I think it's eye catching and makes an interesting conversation piece for visitors.
Some cool photo opportunities through the loading dock too.
That building has sort of a "shadowbox" feel to it .....atleast that was my unitial reaction .
Terry
Ralph Wrote:I think it's eye catching and makes an interesting conversation piece for visitors. Some cool photo opportunities through the loading dock too.
Indeed..Around '97 I was on a local NMRA layout tour and a guy had a industry on the edge of the layout with no back wall.The interior was highly detailed* and look good.
In the van( held 9 passengers) a conversation started about that building and the pros/cons was flying freely until a older gent turned and said "Fellas show me one building with a open back wall"(or words to that effect) and turn back around in his seat.The conversation died out.
That old fella had a point..Real buildings doesn't have a open wall so,in our quest to emulate what we see around us why should be model a building with 3 walls? :?:
* What caught my eye was how some of the support beams had a section painted red for the location of a fire extinguisher and how he model eye wash stations-yellow sinks.
Modelling a partial interior is like modelling the road ending at the edge of the layout. It's like we took the world's largest chainsaw and cut the world out to fit on our layouts. I'm even considering modelling a scale person looking over the "edge" of the world.
To me the idea is I am standing in that building,therefore there would be no outside wall in front of me it would be behind me.Look at it as another modeling opportunity.
Mike Kieran Wrote:Modelling a partial interior is like modelling the road ending at the edge of the layout. It's like we took the world's largest chainsaw and cut the world out to fit on our layouts. I'm even considering modelling a scale person looking over the "edge" of the world.
I think I once saw a scene with a little guy looking off the edge of the world. Fun idea. I guess appreciation of an open building is an individual thing. Glad there are no real rules regarding personal preference in model railroading! As a bit of whimsey I've thought about a little road sie attraction called, "The amazing unfinished part of the World" that would feature a sqare inch of plain plywood base.
Catt Wrote:To me the idea is I am standing in that building,therefore there would be no outside wall in front of me it would be behind me.Look at it as another modeling opportunity.
John,That would work if one can overlook the rest of the building however,I've always found that hard to do unless I stoop down and focus on a given area.