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When I look at a scene on my railroad, I want it to look as convincing as if I were looking at a real scene from a hill, say a quarter mile of so away. At this distance the hairs-caught-in-the-paint disappear, but the overall impression is important. Colors should be subdued; in real life everything fades to bluish-grey in the distance, especially here in the humid South. You shouldn't see any big cracks between your building foundations and the surrounding earth. Interior lighting in your buildings should not be too bright. I like to use 12 v grain of wheat bulbs running at 8 volts. Not only are the bulbs not too bright at this lower voltage, but they will last forever.
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