One of the greatest joys of model railroading is creating a scenic display that represents natures own creative art work somewhere in the World.

The variables that one encounters are endless in ones imagination of what he or she wants a layout to look like around the track work which includes bridges, buildings, mills, coal mines, etc. You may duplicate some scene from nature or you may decide to create a scenic landscape that is all your own.

What are the various products available to build a scenic landscape for your railroad? There are several means in which you can build such a scene.

The easiest way to build a scenic railroad is to build an open frame layout which gives you height and contour so you have a pre-made elevations to work with. Your choice of size or area to develop a layout is based on the area that you have to work with. You may even build your layout on a sheet of plywood or the like. I wouldn