Meanwhile, at the cottage...a scratchbuild!

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Looking at an old MR today, with an article about detailed scenes on George Sellios' F&SM, I am inspired to really pile on the details.

Personally, I think the F&SM is OVER-detailed, IMHO, but then again, so has George in recent years - still, I figure if I get about half as many figures, crates, etc. as he's got per square inch, then I'll be okay. I think the trick is to set a scene that's interesting regardless of how much is there.

being a G&D afficionado, I love to see pictures & watch the video of the master's creation. I just don't get the same satisfaction from those who imitate his work. It's a different satisfaction, especially when the modeling is first rate, but it's just not the same. This much is true for the F&SM and it's imitators, who are legion. Good modelers, many, but will never be Sellios, and shouldn't try to be.Galen

Over-detailed:..........George Sellios, Malcom Furlow,....I wouldn't go so far as including John Allen.
A swaybacked car, as a storage building, is an interesting feature. Many of them is......overkill, and loses interest in redundancy.
Equally weathered buildings, OK, but only if all the buildings are all built in the same short period of time, and then, not excessively weathered. A mix of aging is good, again, as long as it isn't too excessive. Some weathering is so intense ( Furlow is good at this), there should be a crane with a wrecking ball standing by to demolish the "safety hazard". On the other hand, If you're modeling a ghost town...........
The very first scratchbuilt piece of rolling stock I ever built was a crane car based on a John Allen "prototype". I've always admired the G&D, and occasionally will let that admiration show in my work. You will also see Al Armitage, Jack Work,and Mel Thornburgh, just to name a few of the many influences in my modelbuilding life.
To be influenced and inspired by is great. To copy directly?.........

Your tower is looking good! Very nicely done.