Thanks all 
@ jonwray - sorry, but no. Don't be too quick to write off the 'model railroadz' thing though. At first I thought of it as just a fun gimmicky approach for a quick evening or two fun. It isn't! And don't be fooled either by the 'model railroad' screenshots. In actual use from either the cab or trackside cameras it's not a hugely different experience to a 'normal' trainz route. The two versions I am seriously thinking about are an out-and-out 'model railway' version with cameras sighted as far back as possible with a definite 'downward' viewing angle and a second version with trackside cameras placed to minimise the 'model railroad' look. On the second version it might be surprisingly hard to tell that this is in fact a 'model railroadz'. The other thing that makes this route a bit different than the normal 'model' is that it is built on a full size DEM base with no compromise on curves, slopes, hills or yard length. It will still cope with 100 car unit trains on sweeping bends and the reason the 'sky' is just blue painted wall is that even the trackside hills are way way too high for any of the usual backdrops. When this gets done you might be surprised!
@ jonwray - sorry, but no. Don't be too quick to write off the 'model railroadz' thing though. At first I thought of it as just a fun gimmicky approach for a quick evening or two fun. It isn't! And don't be fooled either by the 'model railroad' screenshots. In actual use from either the cab or trackside cameras it's not a hugely different experience to a 'normal' trainz route. The two versions I am seriously thinking about are an out-and-out 'model railway' version with cameras sighted as far back as possible with a definite 'downward' viewing angle and a second version with trackside cameras placed to minimise the 'model railroad' look. On the second version it might be surprisingly hard to tell that this is in fact a 'model railroadz'. The other thing that makes this route a bit different than the normal 'model' is that it is built on a full size DEM base with no compromise on curves, slopes, hills or yard length. It will still cope with 100 car unit trains on sweeping bends and the reason the 'sky' is just blue painted wall is that even the trackside hills are way way too high for any of the usual backdrops. When this gets done you might be surprised!
