Maybe its just my weird family and friends but everyone I show my railroad to that isnt into model railroading seems to be appalled that I would spend the kind of time I do on something like this........today an old friend of mine I hadnt seen in many years stopped by for a visit. I was in the train room (otherwise known as the basement) and my wife sent him down. When he got down there I was balanced on a stepladder one knee on top of my layout, with tweezers trying to build a rustic split rail fence around my little graveyard scene. (In N scale a split rail fence is very very tiny). When I looked up the look on his face was one of: what the hell are you doing? I kind of expect people to at least appreciate the detail and workmanship I put into my layout, even if they arent modelers themselves, but I seldom get that satisfaction.....even from the wife who regards my fascination as harmless but silly...do you guys get that too? or do my group of friends really just lack that much imagination?wall1