05-20-2010, 08:34 PM
Obviously, my post just up the page from here was made after viewing only a page or two of this thread. The "tagging graffite" was realistic enough that somebody should have called the cops!
But I refrained from making any more comments until I had made it all the way through the 23 or 24 pages that currently make up this thread. I had to take it all in before opening my mouth (or dancing my very slow fingers across the keyboard) to say any more. I've sat here and thought about it, trying to digest all the amazing visuals of some rather exraordinary model work. Here are my thoughts ...
Many (or most) of the railroad modelers who frequent this forum are from locations far, far away from the Miami area. Maybe your concept of Miami is colored by the television images projected by "Miami Vice" or "CSI: Miami" or the glamourous club scene that is portrayed in the Art Deco district in South Beach ... BUT ...
Only blocks away from all the glitter and beauty is a place that if you don't speak Spanish, or are at least semi-fearsome looking or drive a white Ford Crown Vicky with a light bar on the roof and are fond of wearing kevlar articles of clothing and are appropriatly armed, you don't want to get lost or have a flat tire and have to get out of the car.
hock: A good sized portion of the areas of Miami away from the beaches is rough, dirty and imposingly stark. 
It is a tribute to Kurt's modeling skills and his attention to detail (like the wiring to exterior lamps or power boxes) that make his switching layout look even more realistic than those who have never seen Miami can even image!
Splendid job, Kurt! The really amazing thing about your layout is that you have been able to generate the visual feel of the area entirely from photographs ... now THAT'S what's amazing! Truely huge kudos are due you!
But I refrained from making any more comments until I had made it all the way through the 23 or 24 pages that currently make up this thread. I had to take it all in before opening my mouth (or dancing my very slow fingers across the keyboard) to say any more. I've sat here and thought about it, trying to digest all the amazing visuals of some rather exraordinary model work. Here are my thoughts ...
Many (or most) of the railroad modelers who frequent this forum are from locations far, far away from the Miami area. Maybe your concept of Miami is colored by the television images projected by "Miami Vice" or "CSI: Miami" or the glamourous club scene that is portrayed in the Art Deco district in South Beach ... BUT ...
Only blocks away from all the glitter and beauty is a place that if you don't speak Spanish, or are at least semi-fearsome looking or drive a white Ford Crown Vicky with a light bar on the roof and are fond of wearing kevlar articles of clothing and are appropriatly armed, you don't want to get lost or have a flat tire and have to get out of the car.
hock: A good sized portion of the areas of Miami away from the beaches is rough, dirty and imposingly stark. It is a tribute to Kurt's modeling skills and his attention to detail (like the wiring to exterior lamps or power boxes) that make his switching layout look even more realistic than those who have never seen Miami can even image!Splendid job, Kurt! The really amazing thing about your layout is that you have been able to generate the visual feel of the area entirely from photographs ... now THAT'S what's amazing! Truely huge kudos are due you!
biL
Lehigh Susquehanna & WesternÂ
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." ~~Abraham Lincoln
Lehigh Susquehanna & WesternÂ
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." ~~Abraham Lincoln