04-20-2011, 10:03 AM
P5se Camelback Wrote:So once again, observation is key! Look at and see the houses in the area where you are modeling. They may be very similar to your own, or not very much like yours at all. Discover the flavor of the houses where the rail line that you are emulating runs and sketch up a rough diagram of what makes them look the way they do, and those will be the elements to include in your houses.
Very good advice, biL. I am going to look around my area in google earth for some dead end streets similar to what I have on the layout, then drive there and take some photos. Surely I can find a street like this, and then I will have a guide to making the layout area look plausible.
The two story house that Kurt built is very similar to something that would be seen in Houston's older neighborhoods, so it should fit right in.