Free-Lance Layouts

[Anonymous]

I totally agree with you Bill. As long as there is no far fetched things on the layout then it is cool. As for my layout,I don´t have a website for mine but I can tell you its history. I began building it about a month ago,and have put small stories into its history. In the town of Allen the rail master forgot to put stops at the end of the unfinished mainline and a train carring toxic chemicals derailed and contaminated the whole town. And then there was the car race gone wrong were a young man was killed by my 0-4-0 while on its way to Lakeside. I would like to hear of your layout...

[Anonymous]

For myself, modeling a prototype would not be fun, nope.
My layout is freelanced and because it is, I can stick anything that I want into it. The only rule in the overall plan that I've given myself is that it has to be plausible. For instance, you won't see any palm trees in my alpine scenes, no meat packing plants without supporting farms. As long as it is realistic or reasonably so, I am happy. Same goes for my fictional railroads history, it's fun and I don't have to defend it...simply enjoy it. That's what the hobby is all about for me.
Mine is the Ajax & Imperial Railroad. I've started a web site for it at: http://www.vennercs.com/users/aww
Not a lot there just yet, but I hope to add more this weekend.

[Anonymous]

Frankly, I think it is great! I have read some about people who are critical of free lancers and have not understood why. After all, this is supposed to be fun, isn't it?

[Anonymous]

I was wondering what you guys thought about free lance modelists. I myself am one and I don't like trying to recreate a scene that I had seen elswhere because I don't feel that I am living to my potential to create my own creations. By the way if anyone is a free lancer I would love to hear what your layout is like...