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What season do you model?

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What season do you model?
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 8:38 AM
I'm just wondering? [:)][:D][8D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 8:42 AM
Summer I would say, But I do all of my modeling in winter! Go figure. Summer,early fall would be more apropriate.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:04 AM
I suppose summer because most of the lanscape is generally green, but modelling a particular season is something that I don't care to give much thought (or time) to on my own layout. But, I can appreciate somebody else's time, effort, and skill on their layout if they desire to be meticulous about seaons.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:35 AM
Summer/early Fall. Not intentional really it is just my favorite time of year so it kind of worked out that way. I've done air conditioning work for almost 20 years so I have learned to hate summer, and love fall. [8D]
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Posted by waltersrails on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:47 AM
late summer early fall
I like NS but CSX has the B&O.
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Posted by icmr on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:11 AM
Same as waltersrails.



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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:59 AM
Everything is green so I guess that means it's summer!
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Posted by Train 284 on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 11:05 AM
My HO layout is set early fall. My garden railroad is outside so it changes with the seasons! =)
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Posted by tomikawaTT on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:23 PM
September, in the high country. Since all the trees are cedars, the only way you can tell is to read the timetable. (Rotsa ruck - it's in Japanese!)
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Posted by roadrat on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:26 PM
Early fall in Maine, but I think I may do a light snow scene at the end.


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Posted by twhite on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:28 PM
Fall, as I said in your other post. Gives me a chance to put color in the mountains, but it's also allows me to run big, long reefer trains of late-Season California produce, and even have a very light dusting of mid-October snow on the high Sierra peaks. Best of all worlds, IMO.
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Posted by Tracklayer on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:33 PM
I'd have to say summer. Most of my people are wearing short sleeves and doing warm weather things like playing baseball and so forth.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:10 PM
Winter. I like the cold

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Posted by grayfox1119 on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:41 PM
I selected summer because you didn't have a choice for multiple scenes. I plan to have summer for the most part, but with mountains that are snow capped, and Fall scenes on another area, sort of like going from Hudson Bay in October to Florida.LOL
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Posted by trainfreek92 on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:44 PM
October in New England all the trees have changed over to colers (except for the pines). So i voted fall
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Posted by RoyalOaker on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:52 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by LSIModeler

I'm just wondering? [:)][:D][8D]


Right now, I would say summer. There is no vegitation at all, I have painted the blue foam brown, but that is it.

I plan to do either spring or fall, but if It takes me as long as I think it will, my layout will look like winter because of all the dust.[;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:03 AM
I like fall - for the colors... And it's hunting season. It worked out well with the "theme" for our layout.
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Posted by steamage on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:35 AM
Summer in Los Angeles with smog!

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Posted by n2mopac on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:46 AM
June 3, 2000. How's that for specific? [:)]

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Posted by ARTHILL on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 12:31 PM
Spring to Fall. As I compress space so I compress time. My railroad runs from Minnesota to Arizona and from spring to fall. In some ways it is a series of connected dioramas. That allows me to have birch trees in green and a pheasant hunting scene. I am considering a winter scene for later. For me that is part of the fun.
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Posted by on30francisco on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:26 PM
I like modeling the eastern part of the country. I model summer and some early fall scenes. I like warm weather and don't care for snow or cold climates. (That's why I moved to SF from Cleveland.)
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Posted by CNJ831 on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:50 PM
The numerical breakdown of what season you model as indicated here, at least so far, nicely demonstrates just how totally bogus any polls initiated on the forum potentially are. At present there's an almost even split between summer and autumn. If you look around at the layouts of other hobbyists you know personally, or those appearing in the magazines, it's clear that layouts with summer scenery probably outnumber those with autumn scenery by 20:1 !

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