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The F&SM layout is an incredible work of art, but, in my humble opinion, a bit over the top. I grew up in NYC and my travels have taken me all over the USA, and being a railfan, and also one who has built many hot rods over the years, have been to many 'seedy neighborhoods' scrounging parts or visiting vendors, that were populated with junk yards, auto wrecking yards, land fills, industrial sites, blighted neighborhoods, down and out slums, the 'hood', barrios, and the like. Whether they were in LA, NYC, Dallas, Boston, Jacksonville, or Seattle, none of them look like some of the scenes depicted on the F&SM. I have George's book and marvel at the workmanship, as much as I admire his imagination, but sometimes too much of a 'bad' thing is just as bad as too much of a 'good' thing. <br /> <br />Having "a dog urinating on an unfortunate drunk" is just too much, and although clever, has anyone ever witnissed such an event? Why don't we depict hookers plying their trade, too? Or wouldn't a shade drawn in an upstairs 'establishment' be enough, especially if a less than sweeet young thing were posed in the entrance way with a business man in tow? God help us if BLI comes out with realistic sounds for the 'seedy side of town' ! Just what we'll need - sounds of belching, snorting, bed springs squeaking, hubcaps being stolen, gun shots, swearing in several languages, domestic disputes, police sirens, and the sounds from dishes being washed in the neighborhood mission. That's not the world I want to model, but to each his own. But, I have to admit that I've purchased Downtown Deco's Adams Ave. IV, and am on the lookout for Wicked Wandas. I just do not intend to overdo the scene. The subtle approach works for me. . . <br />(FYI - nothing I have said was meant to offend anyone, so please - flamers refrain from flaming. Thanks!) <br />BILL
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