" Eye of the Beholder" is the rule for art, and the G& D was pure art! It went far beyond tracks on benchwork, and became something else altogether; the ultimate expression of the builder! It's a feeling, a mood, a complete miniature world. We all should be so lucky....
And yes, there was a bit of whimsy in 1960's model railroading. When and why have we become so serious?
Paul