[dhosek]

A big part of the joy of model railroading is the building of such things, at least for some people.¹ It’s less about the product than the process. That’s a big part of why things like kitbashing and scratch building are popular. Finding a way to construct something out of nothing.

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1. Yes, there are people who are more into the operations side of things, but I think for most model railroaders it’s as much about the building as the running.

[m463]

You could take this as far as you want.

Like you could put down the foundation of everything, then manually add the grass or the buildings or pour epoxy water.

or you could print the roadbeds and the buildings and just paint everything yourself.

I wonder if you could create those "standard sized diorama" things that people take to railroad conventions that people hook together with their neighbors who also have standardized layouts.