07-21-2013, 11:51 AM
The one modeler anywhere who seems to do best at bringing out the atmosphere of US small towns is a UK modeler named Peter North. I download every photo of his work I can find -- they come and go. He builds small layouts for UK exhibitions and then sells them or gets rid of them, so there isn't all that much of a permanent record. Here's one photo that I've saved. Notice the use he makes of Blair Line highway number signs, much like one of the photos above:
