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That is one great photo and modeling, it truly looks real, nice job Frank,

Dave

I like it because it is not all crammed together. It's like standing on the roof of a building in the scene looking out over the area. I know I said it before but great job............Paul

I always liked the view at the bottom of the stairs.

david1 posted:

That is one great photo and modeling, it truly looks real, nice job Frank,

Dave

Thanks very, very much David1. It' good to hear from you and good to have your approval.

Thanks again.

FrankM

my fav. 

Moonson,

Very nicely done. It looks so real.

Moonson posted:

What is a favorite spot of yours on your own layout?

Here's a favorite of mine...(though I'm not sure why)…FrankM, Moon Township, USA, layout.

Question: Is it real OR is it Frank???   Answer:  It's both!!! BRAVO Frank!!!!

Paul2, Thank you for saying that. What you described is probably part of why I like that area - an un-posed casual look into a neighborhood....like views I had as a kid in the Monongahela River area in Pennsylvania. Maybe. I think. 

Jim Sutter, Thank you! Saying it looks real is the ultimate compliment, to me, though I have no idea how my modeling shenanigans may get to that point. I have no idea what I am doing - I just get a bunch of ingredients together, recall some places I have been, and dive in. Honestly. But it is all very gratifying.

OMG - "Is it real or is it Frank???" You're too much, but darn good to hear it!!!!! Thank you . Thank you, Patrick W. !!!

Again, Thank You, all, for the reach-back.

My favorite... discussing the days business.

This is mine  I dont know if its the white castle or those awesome looking tenements

I have many personal favorites and I suppose this may be one.....

Moonson posted:

What is a favorite spot of yours on your own layout?

Here's a favorite of mine...(though I'm not sure why)…FrankM, Moon Township, USA, layout.

Frank, it's very easy to see how this could be one of your favorites. Bravo!

trumptrain posted:

my fav. 

Anyone that follows your adventures knows that the "favorite spot" is a history lesson in itself.

Lou N

Moonson posted:

What is a favorite spot of yours on your own layout?

Here's a favorite of mine...(though I'm not sure why)…FrankM, Moon Township, USA, layout.

Easy answer:  because it IS the old neighborhood; just as we remember it.

Lou N

Lou N, My mouth fell open when I read what you said, just above. And I blushed in amazement. Thank you so very, very much.

FrankM

One of many train watching scenes!

Moonson posted:

What is a favorite spot of yours on your own layout?

Here's a favorite of mine...(though I'm not sure why)…FrankM, Moon Township, USA, layout.

Frank, I really like the building with the skylights, who makes that?

thanks

Mike, It's one-of-a-kind, not a kit.

This is mine. Rainy summer night. Time to see one of those new 3-D movies. Don

Its the coal mine/tipple and surrounding mountains/hills....

Ask me again next Friday

   This week it's the "company park"; memories of humourous fauna, climbing the giant concrete tortoises,  baby brontosaurus, tanks, tracktors, trucks, and in the shadow of the nearby boughs cradleing it, a swan bench; the flying steed of the meek.

...and a shady refuge for a very heat exhausted "wild thing" like me 

So many spectacular scenes here. WOW!

Frank- I don't know how you can pick one scene on your spectacular layout. The whole thing is incredible.

Patrick- Yours is equally tough but that bridge and its history have been replicated perfectly in your scene.

Chris A- Another winner. Great job, your back story working with your daughter is extra special as well.

Gandy- Just beautiful.

So many great layouts and scenery work- just amazing.

For me and my humble 4X8 layout it would be my Team track and mountain side. My first two attempts at scenery building since I got back into the hobby a few years ago.

This is probably my favorite...Today...

Still doesn't hold a candle to Frank's layout!

Tom

The only half way clean area is the station....and it still ain’t finished...... but it’s bright!

cant make up my mind, wish i had better pics

Dennis Holler posted:

The only half way clean area is the station....and it still ain’t finished...... but it’s bright!

Dennis, is that the 263E that had severe zinc pest?

That station scene is soooo reminiscent of what I imagined and wanted as a kid!

Hi George, yes it is.  That there frame is just a MTH factory Blue frame, all chipped up of course.  I'd still like to find a decent original frame even if I have to repaint it.  The station scene was inspired by a 1940 catalog image.... proving that those catalogs were nothing but trouble!!!!

My favorite photo.

That's cool Bobby, I like those houses!

Thank you, to all the forum voices who sent me "Likes" for this thread: David1; PRRronbh; briansilvermustang; JD2035RR; Engineer-Joe; trumptrain; nmtrains; RSJB18; jgtrh62; John H; Dennis Holler; Tom Densel; trainsrob; Spectac; Pat Kn.

FrankM

 I tend to take most of my photos in this area. I just like the mixture of structures and the ground cover. This area was done more towards the end of the layout build. I had a better idea of what I was doing and a lot more product for scenic effects became available. The lighting is good here and just to the right  of the photo is an aisle. The track curves to the left around the tall gray building and reverses direction. With the tress and the structures though you tend to only focus on this area. Kind of makes me wish I built the entire layout more like a shelf type or with more view blocks so that you are focusing only on the scene in front of you.

Joe/NJCJOE and Trumptrain, I think we can all see why those are favorite areas on your layouts. They have a very cheerful and vibrant way of saying that something very interesting is present, for everybody to see and enjoy.

I enjoyed your sharing those favorites of both of you, in this thread. Thanks for sharing. In many  ways, that has become what this hobby is about - sharing its happiness with others.

FrankM

I have many. It always seems to be the area I am working on. 

Boy, there are a lot of great scenes. Great work everyone. My favorite scene on my club layout is this fish distributor scene. I put a lot of thought into the scene before I started it and added a lot of detail and small vingnets to add interest. .

                       train watching at my "three high" crossing areas...

DaveP posted:

My favorite... discussing the days business.

DaveP, That's a nice little narrative you have there.

I'll bet you have, at least, several more you could share with us. The title of this thread to be corrected to the plural, to

"...Favorites " to accommodate sharing even more favorite spots on layouts....

So, I am hoping that you and Gandydancer1950, BLUELINEC4, DK122TRAINS, scalerail, CHRIS A, RSJB18, Dennis Holler, Tom Densel, stevin, Bobby Ogage; Dave C, J Daddy, and Pat Kn will share what I am sure are even more favorite places on their layots that they favor, right guys?

FrankM

My favorite place, Coastal Curve near Port of Shark Bay.

Nice scene Johan.................Paul

Here's my favorite of this day.  These views are looking west on my layout.  I call the elevated section above the tunnel with backdrop " Westend".  The area just below is "Brewtown" because of the brewery complex and wholesale outlet.   I enjoy sitting on a stool ( placed at the east end of the layout )  and gazing at this end of the layout quite often.... while the trains are running.... and letting my imagination go.   No matter how simple or complex, our layouts are works of art.  Our imagination creates and completes what is not yet there on the canvas. ... the same as it did when we were young lads and lassies with Lionel and American Flyer trains running around the Christmas tree as our parents looked on and smiled.