08-14-2009, 09:38 PM
Maybe its just me, but I could never see why anyone would model something you're not going to see on the layout. Air tanks, triple valves and cylinders with brake rods going to the trucks is fine. Maybe some air line that connect to visible brake gear, but unless I was modeling a car, in the ditch on its side, applying trainlines, air lines, and other underbody detail is a waste. Kinda like Athearn having thier roller bearing caps rotate, unless I have my head laid right up on the layout and the train was rolling slowly by..OK. A lot of the newer Athearn's have this detail, and I tell you, with one of my trains rolling at track speed...I don't see it.
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with detailing underbodies. In fact, some of it looks real excellent, such as on the good Dr's, but to me, its a waste of time that could be spent on some other aspect of my rolling stock.The time I spend super detailing the underbody of rolling stock, that no one is going to see anyway,could be spent, super detailing a loco.
I guess I'm just a KISS(Keep It Simple Stupid) kinda guy.
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with detailing underbodies. In fact, some of it looks real excellent, such as on the good Dr's, but to me, its a waste of time that could be spent on some other aspect of my rolling stock.The time I spend super detailing the underbody of rolling stock, that no one is going to see anyway,could be spent, super detailing a loco.
I guess I'm just a KISS(Keep It Simple Stupid) kinda guy.
Torrington, Ct.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.