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How To Get Inspiration For Model Railroad Terrain?

mining town model railroadOur dads and granddads built model railroads with fewer resources and technology than we have access to and this shows how lucky we are. It is much easier to build a stunning model railroad terrain nowadays than the past because there are quite a few ways to find an inspiration.

Start browsing stock photography sites like Shutter Stock for inspiring landscape pictures and try to find a high resolution version of them on the internet. There is also Google Earth to get an aerial view of rail yards. Combine a few landscapes and draw a map to plan how to design your entire railroad and execute your ideas with the right materials (and WOW! what selection of materials there is today when compared to days gone by).

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