Arnold D. Cribari posted:Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream:
What do you think of the above row boats and scene?
This is the place to share your boats on the water and comment on them. Arnold
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
