p51 posted:I made a big order to Scenic Express, and it arrived today. I now have three rabbits running free on the layout, and finally a scarecrow for my cornfield. I also bought several sheets of static grass mats, which are going to be put on the layout this weekend.*
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Anytime I see p51 on a thread, I make sure to read it. Your creativity is endless, and your apparent ability to express yourself creatively seems to be growing constantly. For example, I particularly applaud:
+the well-worn ladder sides;
+the lush variety in color and texture and density of the landscape in the background to the cornfield;
+you included a somewhat lightly-grimy and rust-stained element to the concrete bases to the iron pylons. I have not observed many modelers doing so.
I say that because, since 1995, I have constantly worked with Jim Elster's products, and once I have them in my hands, imagination takes my hands far beyond what I thought I would be doing seeing the product in a Scenic Express catalogue or seeing the latest products on Jim's shelves. He makes many trips abroad to see what his sources have as their latest.
Has that been your experience, too, that once you have various Scenic Express products, foliage in particular, in your hands, that you find yourself doing far more with them than you had originally planned or envisioned?
Congratulations on having such success at such an enjoyable part of our hobby.
FrankM.
P.S. And I can see you are not shy to spend a buck-or-two, since I am well aware of what all the corn costs, When we don't skimp on the foliage, we get far more realistic and satisfying results, don't we.
