28.12.2007, 14:56
Slovakia is an incredible work of art - it's hard to imagine how Oleg is going to better it for BoB. It seems very sharp and defined and I admire the way the tiling has been obscured (of course, the valleys also have something to do with that):
![[Image: zxc_001-5.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/Minusmonas/zxc_001-5.jpg)
The attention to detail is a wonder to behold, but I particularly admire the fact that cemeteries have been introduced. One of the omissions that sapped character from the IL2 landscape was the lack of graves. Go to any real town or village and you invariably find at least an old graveyard, if not a modern one. They are one of the cues that indicate a living, breathing community down below (I know that sounds perverse, but it's true):
![[Image: sb100_001-1.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/Minusmonas/sb100_001-1.jpg)
The attention to detail is a wonder to behold, but I particularly admire the fact that cemeteries have been introduced. One of the omissions that sapped character from the IL2 landscape was the lack of graves. Go to any real town or village and you invariably find at least an old graveyard, if not a modern one. They are one of the cues that indicate a living, breathing community down below (I know that sounds perverse, but it's true):