02-23-2013, 01:50 PM
Thanks for the generous appraisals, guys. :oops:
I can't imagine that this kind of stuff would be that difficult to do in N scale, although I'm not aware of what N scale detail parts are available. The other difficulty for an HO modeller attempting to do N scale is letting go of trying to include details which would be lost on the viewer - I'm sure that it's possible to detail an N scale car as well as any HO scale car, but for a layout model, it wouldn't be necessary.
Another thing to keep in mind is that this is a layout model, so the underbody is merely a representation, and not really well-detailed at all. Likewise for the roof and those bland looking ribs. Adding ice hatches, corner grabs and a roofwalk will dress it up enough, I hope, to make it look detailed. All I'm after is a car which will look believable on the layout.
Wayne
I can't imagine that this kind of stuff would be that difficult to do in N scale, although I'm not aware of what N scale detail parts are available. The other difficulty for an HO modeller attempting to do N scale is letting go of trying to include details which would be lost on the viewer - I'm sure that it's possible to detail an N scale car as well as any HO scale car, but for a layout model, it wouldn't be necessary.
Another thing to keep in mind is that this is a layout model, so the underbody is merely a representation, and not really well-detailed at all. Likewise for the roof and those bland looking ribs. Adding ice hatches, corner grabs and a roofwalk will dress it up enough, I hope, to make it look detailed. All I'm after is a car which will look believable on the layout.
Wayne