Landscaping with common items from the kitchen and garage

These are dioramas, not model railroads, but they show an inventive approach to creating scenery without spending a fortune at the hobby store.

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The world's best ground foam

They're not as big or well known as Woodland Scenics or the European brands, but AMSI has been making the world's best ground foam for many years. If you're making trees, there's nothing better than this super-fine foam that is available in many colors and blends. Forgive their amateurish Web site.

A treasure trove of vintage ads

This site recently went up, and it's big. Enjoy.