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I’VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE ASK ME why I detail all four sides of my structures when one or two of the sides will invariably be hidden from view. I have two – no, three – answers to that question. The first answer is that when I’m building a structure, I often don’t know exactly where I’m going to place it on my layout, so by detailing all four sides, I’ll have complete freedom to place it anywhere, oriented in any direction. The second answer is that my current layout may not be my final layout, and detailing all four sides will insure that my structures will find a home on my new layout. My third answer is that, as an engineer with more than a little OCD, it would drive me NUTS to have an unfinished side!
SPECIAL NOTE ON FIGURE SELECTION: Try to select figures which suggest action without portraying action – for example, two baseball teams standing along the baselines model the pre-game playing of the national anthem and suggest that the game will begin soon. This scene will look realistic in photos and in real time. On the other hand, players running the bases or throwing a ball will look just fine in photos, but will look unnatural when viewed live.
Links to items mentioned in this video. (Note: I am NOT endorsing any particular product(s), nor am I compensated by or connected to any of the companies mentioned.) I do NOT guarantee that these links will give you the best available price! Consider these links to be a starting point for your search.
“The Bookworm” Interior: https://roometteslighting.com/product/the-bookworm-2/
NWSL True Sander: https://nwsl.com/collections/true-sander/products/the-true-sander
3D printed 35mm Camera: https://www.ebay.com/itm/405154490003
City Classics Camera Store Interior: City Classics products can be hard to find, but you might be able to find this interior. Try this link: https://www.locomotiveworks.ca/index.php/pages/details/24987-city_classics_1303_ho_picture_window_photo_interior_camera_store_335.html
Tichy Train Group is a great source for phosphor-bronze wire in a variety of sizes: https://www.tichytraingroup.com/Shop/tabid/91/c/ho_wire/Default.aspx
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This video was edited using Shotcut for Linux. Video footage and still images were recorded using a Galaxy A10e phone and a Nikon D7100 camera.
The background banjo music is “Goin’ Down This Road Feelin’ Bad”. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXBSDR4KA2A (Doc Watson plays it a *lot* faster than I do!)