Reality...an interesting concept with no successful applications, that should always be accompanied by a "Do not try this at home" warning.
Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction.
"Oooh...ahhhh...that's how this all starts...but then there's running...and screaming..."
Zandoz wrote:Absolutely fantastic. The problem is it makes me want to give up just as I'm getting started, because I know there is no way in _______(fill in blank) that I can come close to that kind of artistry.
Maybe not now, but over time you will develop your skills to produce similar quality work. None of us starts out doing work that good. I'll bet there is not a modeler around who hasn't at some point looked at his early work and compared it to what he is doing now and realized those early efforts need to be replaced. Not only will your skills improve, your eye will become more critical as well. What looks good now likely won't look as good to you in a few years.
Thanks for the compliment, but don't sell yourself short!
I started in the hobby at age 8; I'm now 33. This is my fifth layout. My first work didn't look like this! It's only been through practice, trial, and error (lots of that error stuff!) that I can finally make something look like something else.
Remember, too, as I hope this post has shown, that you needn't be satisfied with your first attempt at a scene; you can always go back and re-do it. That's what I did here.
Good luck!
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.