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Putting it all together
Hi Folks,
I was wondering how different people approach putting scenes together on there railroads.
You have your track plan, you have your era and local, and you have your railroad of choice.
I can see the industry, and the supporting trackwork needed to operate it.
But the challenge for me is not the track or the industries it is trying to plan a scene so the it looks realistic, and plausable, and everything looks like it belongs where it is located.
Random Exellence - Philippe Coquet
Philippe Coquet:
http://trainweb.org/crocon/pcoquet/index.html
Previous Random Exellence posts: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/3762
Scenery
O.K. I don't usually particisipate in these things, but in my quest to find the best item at the least expensive price I ran across this company in the U.K. This probably isn't going to qualify for cost effective in any shape or form, but the examples I saw on their site were akin to small sculptures. They only seem to manufacture on order after a 25% down payment is made. I didn't see any price listing, so I'm sure it's going to run kinda high. If anyone has done business with this company please e-mail me with info that I couldn't find out on site.
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This tutorial was made using version 1.5 of Easy Model Railroad Inventory. You may go to our web site to download this version by clicking here. Remember to select the correct drive and folder if you did not use the installation defaults. If you do not know what version you have click the Help option at the top right of the main menu and select About. The version number is displayed in the window.
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