If it's actually during WW2 he models, there may not be many photos of his layout around (photographers might be arrested as spies, for added realism!) Scott Pitzer --- In STMFC@..., "Bruce Smith" <smithbf@...> wrote:
rfederle@... wrote:
I agree. When modelling we look to the photo for reference and
expect
that to be the true image. If colorized it could alte the way a
person
views that image and maybe be misled in to thinking something is
a
particular color when is it not. I think if the photo was black
and white
it should be black and white.
On Tue, January 16, 2007 4:34 pm, Spen Kellogg replied:
With apologies to Roger Federle for subverting the meaning of his e-mail, I'm waiting for someone to suggest that those of us who
model
railroads before the days of color film should model in black and
white
and shades of gray.
Spen,
Its been done. I don't remeber the modeler's name, but he is an
LDSIG
member, models circa WWII and his entire color scheme is
greytones. In
reality, this is a HUGE challenge to get right! While I have only
seen
photos, the layout is apparently very dramatic, which makes sense,
