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Ray, That looks phenomenal! I think the lighting works as is. The shot with your new handpainted sign on the foundation also catches a corner of one of the light fixtures (that normally won't be seen I'm guessing) and the fixture looks good.
That new sign looks really good too, and I like the dark view of the street with just Bob's shop lit up - working very early or late.

Thanks!

Like Russ I can't believe this is a model.  An outside no less.
Just outstanding work Ray.

Jerry

Ray, I'm speechless. This isn't only good, it's also beautiful. The night/dawn pictures have something of an advancing ghost town, when the mines closed down and people started leaving. At your layout it's the prototype in terms of the stones in the background, that give it away whenever they're visible. And the slot between the building and foundation. Just for some nitpicking to have you not too close flying to the sun  .
No, honestly, this is pretty darn good.

Did I say I was speechless? Come on.

Volker

At the risk of boring everyone, here's another shot of the town... The green stuff is moss or algae, brought on by the shady and relatively damp conditions on the layout at this time of year...

Ray,

on the contrary, you boring with your great pictures and reports Not at all.

Absolutely phenomenal!

Perhaps closer to "relatively phenomenal", "absolutely satisfactory", or "impressively okay", n'est-ce pas? -- ssuR

Wow Ray, that's probably the best looking cement stairs I've ever seen.  Must be the mold, or concrete color, or staining or all of the above.

Perfect!!  An real life weathering on top of that!!

Jerry

I agree with all a lovely job with attention to detail
Barney

I agree, beautiful! That moss is awesome!

A year from now with some "natural" weathering from dust, dirt, air and rain that scene will be hard to tell from an actual street scene.
Excellent work Ray!
-Marty

I just sat at stared at some of those last shots for about 10 minutes, and have been trying to think how to describe the results, and literally was speechless...so wow, they must be good models.  Amazing finish Ray.

Cheers,
Dan

Thanks, everyone!