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Not sure if your post was in response to my post, but I'll explain my answer. I'm personally not hostile against the modeling, I think the person did a great job. As for the people viewing it, well that is just as much a part of life as the Urban Decay being modeled. My point stems from actually living through the decline of the Steel industry here in the rust belt. Currently I live across the river from an empty lot that use to be Jones and Laughlin Steel, a completely integrated mill that was approx. 7 miles in length and half a mile in width. A integrated mill had the ability to produce steel from raw products. At peak employment, there were slightly over 15,000 people that worked in that mill. Before the mills closure, employment was approx. 10,000 people. When the mill went down, the town and two railroads followed. Now instead of a bustling town, there are empty lots and boarded up buildings. While the modeling is quite good, it reminds me of a painful era in the recent past. Just my 2 cents and your mileage may vary
FWIW, my professional artist spouse was and is one of those attractive gallery patrons being castigated here. But maybe she redeems herself because she doesn't sip wine, and always passes the M&M cookies my way.
That's all N. I was able to spot DPM, Life-Like, Kato and To mix buildings. Vehicles were Bachmann, Tomytec and CMW. The donut store, hotel and several others were pretty much stock with some additional painting.
The overall effect (at a distance) is pretty good, but up close I think the weathering and decay is a little heavy-handed, typical of a lot of modelers that attempt this effect. But then we get back into the "exaggerated for clarity" discussion...
Jimmo,Not true. There are several place in DC no more then ten minutes drive from me that would match his work exactly. His would even be a tad cleaner in a couple of cases.