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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Trainnut1250</i> <br /> I have been on layout tours where we have driven an hour through traffic to see a layout descibed as fully sceniced railroad empire , to find that it is lionel track nailed to a board.....These situations call for superhuman restraint. The guy seemed to be having a good time..... <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I too have been in such situations. 40-50 guys jammed into a bus to visit a "super" layout, only to find a minimalist effort waiting for us. I don't take fault with the layout at all - if the owner enjoys it, then that is fine with me! <br /> <br />What I do mind is the convention committee putting my busload of modelers through this effort. We visited 4-6 layouts, and did not need to see the skimpy ones. More quality time at the obviously better layouts would have been more appreciated by me. <br /> <br />How can 55 modelers appreciate a G scale layout built in a garden shed that we could only see from the doorway? It seems to me that the layout tour committees in large conventions seem to accept all layouts for the tours without actually checking them out. Don't waste our time! <br /> <br />Getting back to the main subject of this thread (finally!), I've personally never said anything bad about other modelers' efforts. If I'm asked for suggestions on improvements, I will try to pass them along so as not to be too critical. <br /> <br />I belong to a modular model railroad club, and most of our members have brought their modules up to very high standards on their own without much help from the rest of us. Our layout has won the "peoples choice" award many times. <br /> <br />Yet there are other modular layouts that are thought of as "Plywood Central" - you know the type - some track laid on plywood, sometimes it is even painted green or has some uniformly green scenic grass applied. To the owners, their modules are great, and I hope by seeing our higher level of scenic development that they will take some hints. <br /> <br />Bob Boudreau
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