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I automatically examine a truck dock and create in my head the movements required to get into such a dock. If it seems to be sufficient in room and easy to get into the dock properly I get a feeling that is warm and fuzzy that someone actually takes a moment to give the "Little Plastic citizens" some space to go about thier business.Detail is good, less is more I say. A nice sleepy town with "Just enough" or "Just good enough" is much more attractive than a town that exhibits hundreds of dollars or hours of uber-precision work. If I see puddles next to fire hydrants on this ultra-detailed hyper-work of art, there better be some dogs and cats lurking somewhere for me to find.I love railroads that carry small note cards with various questions on the outside face of the railroad with little tidbits like "Did you find the miner's lost fishing rod?" which helps me to understand the area presented. I dont rely on these for understanding, I rely on them to enjoy the challenge of learning and matching wits with the creator who might have things that happen in real life replicated on the railroad.On the one LHS layout we had a plastic HO scale bull that we stuck into the woods on the one tree covered hill. Many a customer came into the store and I think few noticed the bull in the trees.Intensly detailed railroads require me to take a video camcorder, film it, take the tape and put it onto the computer and spend 6 months re-visiting until I have seen everything there is to see on it.I remember following one link about scenic backdrops that had some quality and one shot from a camera in macro mode showed a truck rolling down the road that had a hydrant, curbs, sidewalks etc etc etc... but had a 10 scale foot high earth-quake fault between module joints at some distance down the road for the HO scale traffic to be concerned about.Bottom line, when you look at something and you think it is good enough stop right there. Dont worry because if someone views your work and says it needs a little something... like a delivery truck at the bakery on the corner then you have an oppertunity to make it happen.Layouts with too much detail are exhausting and stressful, not only in the amount of information presented visually but perhaps also indicative of a very high dollar expense per square inch on such a display.I dont mind quality. But good enough should be just that. Good enough. Enough is enough and everyone will like it very much; they may or may not exhibit a desire to know everything or see all of the stuff you did (They will miss half of it anyhow)
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