I LOVE this thread and the work behind what we get to see here. But surely i'm not the only one who is perfectly INTIMIDATED by the artistry and skill depicted here. I know, I know--once you say you "can't" do something then that becomes the reason you can't do it. I CAN do this. I could contribute to this thread. I can get one thing done and posted here before I go to the nursing home in 10-15 years--exactly ONE thing.
Or I can spend that time working on a complete, vaguely scale and modestly detailed layout that will never be published in OGR and will never contribute even ONE THING to this thread and will overall be perfectly mediocre. I chose to do the layout. It's going to bring me thousands of hours of happy train driving. But zero hours of scale detailing and scale modeling art. So that's my choice.
My heart is with you guys--I love your work. But I can't contribute. I am busy elsewhere. And you guys are just to doggone GOOD at what you do. You all should be working in freaking museums. Or for Clarke Dunham.
Don Merz
