GEC's Layout Progress

[sailormatlac]

Is anyone going to complain seriously about the tank cars you'd run for late 70s vs the ones you'd run for mid 90s? And yeah, DeWitt Geeps or CF7s were present late 70s and gone by mid 90s. but nobody who isn't a jerk is going to call you on that! I'd say pull the stuff you have out, install DCC, and have at it!

I think that's different to every modellers. Assuming every guy and girl out there is identical, thus similar, would be making a huge mistake. I'm seeing a lot of that recently, many people commenting about what's wrong and right. Some don't bother at discrepancies, others who try do depict a specific time will and I think GEC is trying to do some historically-sound modelling. We are all driven by specific goals and interests. It would be too much easy to say "do whatever you please". It's much a matter of saying "do what you wanna do". If you want prototypical stuff, do it prototypical. If you like your Dash 9 passing a 2-8-2, go for it. Personnaly, I like when things have a certain level of chronological correctness. It brings me a lot of satisfaction, and of course, a lot of learning opportunities. It makes you know better many aspect of the hobby you love. And I'm totally aware that for many people it is tiresome, useless and not important: good enough. And nothing wrong's with that because they find their satisfaction somewhere else, where others aren't looking, prooving the hobby is multifaceted, which is encouraging. We like the same object, but don't have the same way to get satisfaction out of it. Two tennis players won't necessary make the best tennis pair on the court. It would be like comparing an Olympic runner with some guy running in a field just for fun. If the Olympic runner's crushed by the burden of his choice I pity the fool! Keep it fun! Choosing an era is making soul-tearing choices, but making choice is always a good way to discern what is important. When I see GEC dedication to his NEC corridor, I'm pretty sure the guy's enjoying as hell is choices even if it means some sacrifices! Cheers!

JWB, I understand perfectly what you try to convey. It makes sense. But at some point, being nice for the sake of it doesn't help anybody. If I was doing everything "people" visiting the layout says, it would be a pile of rubbish in no time.

That said, GEC, those are nice looking freight trains!

Matt