A while back (some twenty years ago), I visited the civil war museum depicting the battle at Ft Fisher, NC. What was remarkable was a diorama constructed using figures of several different scales. As your eye progressed farther back the figures got smaller and smaller. I don't remember how many scales were actually used, but it was definitely more than just two. Also, the actual depth of the thing was perhaps only a few feet, but it certainly worked. Since we are attempting to exaggerate distance with forced perspective, perhaps it would be best to use structures and figures of several scales (HO and then even some N) in the background. That would emphasize what is up front as being really up close. This also creates a smoother gradation for the eye rather than a sharp difference between two scales The problem with all of this is of course where we have our S track and trains further back nearer to the backdrop / wall. In those places all bets are off as you have to maintain the same scale adjacent to them. Just some food for thought. Gene Cimino
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