@Erik C Lindgren posted:Here are some of my projects; I’ve been told by a few here on OGR that my models are grossly incorrect, for example paint colors incorrectly placed or used and other issues like inconsistencies in timelines, a 1941 tank load next to a 1942 version. Anyway I don’t really have the time or for that matter care to get that thorough they are after all just toys and the kids adore the train when they saw it run at the shows. I’ve packed it up and shelved the project over advice from some of these guys here but I still enjoy it very much. And seeing this thread and all the wonderful models it renewed my interest a little, thanks guys!
Erik,
I spent 20 years in the Air Force and observed many times when equipment, vehicles and even aircraft had incorrectly applied paint or paint that faded or paint that oxidized. When I was assigned to the 380th Munitions Maintenance Squadron at Plattsburgh AFB NY, we had two and a half ton munitions trucks purchased in various years that had different shades of Air Force blue paint. We had two "bread trucks" for hauling maintenance crews, one built in 1969 and the other in 1978, that were usually parked next to each other in our parking lot.
Your models look great; don't let any nitpicker tell you differently. I've found most of the nitpickers are still facsimiles of real trains as their models have electric can or geared motors, plastic figures, if any, on board, and so forth, so their models are, to be kind, a step or two removed from reality, too.
