As for realism, details, silly things...... A layout is viewed in the context of the whole. In other words visitors see the panorama but not each item on the layout as a stand alone feature. From what I have seen no one shows up to see a layout with a microscope to focus on all of the minute detail. Detail that is seen as part of the overall view is good but the fine detail that seems to excite the profound scale model railroaders and "rivet counters" is hardly ever noticed.
Ah, thank goodness for silliness. With out it there would have been no Monty Python or Benny Hill !
OK, have to say it:
Neither Monty Python nor Benny Hill is particularly funny. Especially Hill. But, neither.
Never have been.
I also wish that there was a comedy version of SNL.
Maybe things like this thread!
Happy railroading,
Don
You see the same thing in pretty much every hobby:
- Anyone who doesn't do it the level of dedication or time/expense (and in this case, detail), isn't on your level and therefore isn't worth the regard
- Anyone who dedicates a lot more time/money/whatever than you doesn't have a life and needs to understand that it's supposed to be fun
Originally Posted by DGJONES:
Maybe things like this thread!
Happy railroading,
Don
Amen.
Sometimes I confuse Silly with Whimsical…
O-Gauge Action Starts at 2:10
K.C.
Lionel prewar Flying Yankee diesel with an air whistle.
…or is that why i love them so much?
Tim
Originally Posted by mwb:
Originally Posted by Erik C Lindgren:
Originally Posted by Jim Battaglia:
39??? Your still a kid, I'm almost 62 and still play with trains lol. 
Silliest thing about this hobby? Us old men playing with toys and acting like it really matters....
I am 39 and still play with trains!
At 39 you're just a little boy still............
I'm finding some of THE silliest things about this hobby are embedded in the posts on this forum.
Only some?
Sadly the cost is "silly". Curtains things are priced right but for example. The crane and boom car at around $500. Come on
It's worth repeating. To some, it is all about being scale. To others, it's all about high-rail. The silliest thing of all? In the end they're all just, "Toy Trains".
Originally Posted by Happy Pappy:
It's worth repeating. To some, it is all about being scale. To others, it's all about high-rail. The silliest thing of all? In the end they're all just, "Toy Trains".
In your opinion, maybe.
The amount of bickering at clubs on how to wire in a ******* TIU for a portable layout. Thank you LCCA for making something consistent. 
Little kids arguing over toys...
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by Happy Pappy:
It's worth repeating. To some, it is all about being scale. To others, it's all about high-rail. The silliest thing of all? In the end they're all just, "Toy Trains".
In your opinion, maybe.
YOU BETCHA! I like you am entitled to my opinion. ONCE AGAIN, MY OPINION.
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