04-02-2013, 07:12 PM
I saw those and thought "what a good idea!"
Then I thought, "what is this hobby coming to?"
I think little details like that are fantastic for those with small, highly detailed layouts. For those with basement empires and hundreds of cars - my hats off to you if you get them installed on your whole fleet
I think the resolution and availability of inexpensive digital photography drives innovation like that. With my necked eye, a 50 car train of kadees with "air hoses" and even molded on grab irons looks okay from a few feet away. Now, take a close up photo, and those little things stand out as the only things keeping your scene from looking 100% real.
Then I thought, "what is this hobby coming to?"
I think little details like that are fantastic for those with small, highly detailed layouts. For those with basement empires and hundreds of cars - my hats off to you if you get them installed on your whole fleet
I think the resolution and availability of inexpensive digital photography drives innovation like that. With my necked eye, a 50 car train of kadees with "air hoses" and even molded on grab irons looks okay from a few feet away. Now, take a close up photo, and those little things stand out as the only things keeping your scene from looking 100% real.
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Kevin
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Kevin
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3-d printed items in HO/HOn3 and more!
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