Arnold D. Cribari posted:
Now I'll tell you the rest of the story about the above scene, which relates to Patrick's reply.
I Googled O Scale row boats about 1 week to 10 days ago, and found the above 3 rowboats with oars and figures for a very reasonable price on E Bay. But the E Bay listing didn't specifically say the particular scale or size of the rowboats.
I took a chance hoping they were in the O Scale ballpark.
They arrived in a tiny package about 2 inches long and each rowboat is about three quarters of an inch long. They are probably N Scale size.
I was initially disappointed, but knew that the only hope to make it work would be to position them deep into the layout, away from the viewer. I did so, and I think they look fine.
I will be on the hunt for more rowboats in HO and O Scale to put in the middle and front of the layout, to maximize the forced perspective impact. Arnold