Canopus said:Currently your layout consists of grass mat, some unballasted track, and a few buildings. There are some people who would rather die than have a layout that basic, and would strive for professional quality perfection even if they were living under the poverty line. It just depends on how seriously you take it. Obviously you're just in it for a bit of fun... for others it's a lot deeper than that. They think nothing of taking a dremel to a brand new Atlas locomotive. So repainting a 2000 dollar model wouldn't surprise me... I've certainly seen worse. Of course we can advise him against it, but it gets to a point where you wonder why you bother; you might as well advise people against the hobby entirely. :thumb:
exactly my problem, lol. i'm torn between that dremel tool and my models. I have an old C44-9W that i finally broke down and tried to cut down and modify for an E60CP frame, and today i decided to cut half the fuel tank off a athearn GP50 so my GP40FH-2 could have an accurate frame. I don't want to cut them, its tough afrustrating, and you can never re use it for anything else, but i suppose you have to do it at some point or another!