I want to start adding some basic scenery to the small layout in my basement. I've searched and read numerous articles and posts and watched a ton of YouTube videos on scenery building. In the end I'm more lost than when I started. The array of techniques seems endless based on any number of building philosophies. Basically my plan is to leave the green indoor outdoor carpet on the layout for now but I would like to build some scenery pieces such as a small mountain with a tunnel, replace the lionel graduated trestle set with something like the woodland scenics foam incline, and build some trees on wire armatures. My dilemma is that I am having a hard time knowing what basics materials to buy that I will need to get started. There seems to be so many choices for turf and foliage that I'm not sure which products are used for what and which few a necessary to get started. Are there a handful of "go to" products that I can purchase that would get me started?
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