Your industries....Alive & Thriving or Dead and shut down.......

[XG01X]

I use the beat down look. They still get service but have that urban feel. Paved over brick windows, metal siding over windows, and so on. I want my railroad to reflect a Urban theme; things come, things go but there will be some industries that stand the test of time. Look at Downtown Deco they sell buildings that have that run down appeal and look great.
Travis
http://www.downtowndeco.com/

[Jetrock]

Hmmmm....was this the APRIL newsletter?

[RedGrey62]

I think they are just looking to help those that are trying to accurately portray a run down industrial area. Since most of us want to model "thriving" industries to give us an excuse to switch, Walthers is actaully trying to make money with this idea. Sure, you don't need all the "same" details as an operating industry, but you still have to buy the structure to represent the abandoned one, maybe some fence to go around it, various type of junk and of course weeds and bushes to represent the overgrown look. Not sure anyone is going to save money in creating abandoned industires! [;)]

Rick

[NeO6874]

in a larger layout, that has a large city, it would add a little variety to hava a run down industry. say maybe the old shipping and receiving facilities of company A - which have since been moved to a larger building, perhaps with more rail connections... (which is still on the layout of course)

or perhaps the old interchange with a fallen flag (that your RR has bought out)...

then again, if you have TOO many abandoned industries, then there might be the argument that the RR shoudn't be serving the town anymore, as there isn't any way to profit...

[loathar]

I just got one of my E-Mails from Walthers that had a "modeling tip" at the bottom of it.
It said if you model companies that have been shut down, you can save on buying details like people and products that you would find at a company still in business. It talked about how to make a broke down looking abandond company and save money...............
Now, I understand what they are saying.(It's a fact of our economy).
I drive across 3 crossings that led to 15 companies on my way to my new job that I HOPE I DON'T LOSE!!!! Only 2 companies in this park still use rail for their supplies.
I personally want to represent a thriving rail industry on my layout.
If we go for shut down companies with less detail, aren't we helping to shut these industries down????????(or the companies that model them)
Wouldn't this mean less money for Walthers??????
Maybe I'm just off the wall on this one, but it didn't make much sence to me.
I'm working 3rd shift now and I've been up for 20 hours so maybe I'm just not seeing the sence in this.
What's your opinion on this.......