I am off for a few days starting this evening. I was supposed to be celebrating Easter with my sisters in Ft Lauderdale.
I started looking at my old layout pictures and I was looking at how my approach to scenery has changed over the years.
This picture is from my attic layout that existed from 1993 through 2003. It was in the attic of my previous house.
This picture is probably the fall of 1996. That is my son, about 3 years old. This August, he will be 28.
Up top you can see my attempt at a city scene.......K Line buildings and my attempt in creating a building under construction using an HO scale Kenner Girder and Panel building set. The layout also have plenty of Plasticville buildings.
Within 3 years, This seen have profoundly changed. Why? To put it simply, I wanted a more realistic appearance. Then I discovered buildings by: Korber, Ameriowne, Walther's, and new offerings by Lionel.
By the year 2000, this is what the scene looked like:
Fast forward 15 years.....a different space and layout......now Woodland Scenics and River Leaf Models enter the fray.
Next up will be a new layout ......in about a year, in the attic of this house.....and, I have stockpiled kits from Dennis Brennan and Tranworx for the new build.
Peter
