Freelance 2015-3

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I am fascinated when complete building are painted in one color regardless of the underlaying structures like bricks etc. It is not beautiful but it looks certainly odd to me. That is quite rare in Germany but I saw if frequently in the US and used in on my layout.


But I misjudged the enormous optical effect of a large central building painted in one color only. That was clearly to much of uniformity and the bricks came back


I used about 10 kits from downtown deco on the previous two layouts. I love downtown deco but they are not easy to implement in a modern layout. They are have a touch to be cute, to be in the red light district and larger buildings are frequently abandoned and they are not designed to be rail served. The commercial rows need massive modifications like roller gates etc. to fit into a modern layout except you go for a dedicated red light district. The current layout has three downtown structures.




The rows make great backyards


The other KCF in Brooklyn is a good reference for me. Thanks for pointing it out.