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My layout was built with scrap lumber-if you have even basic carpentry skills you can turn a scrap of plywood or two and a few used 2x4s into a modeling paradise-no need for a lot of exotic materials here. Always be on the look out for anything you can add a dab of paint to and turn it into something useful for the layout--use your imagination. It seems to lacking in a lot of todays modelers, check out the arts and crafts stores for dirt, grass, things to use for trees, can save a bundle here, vs woodand scenics stuff I have made some very nice structures from wood and cardboard, I get the idea from the how to make a (whatever) article in MR, of course these articles almost always use styrene, I do the same thing only with wood , cardboard and paper I have made some nice trees using modeling clay and wire .shape the tree with wire, put clay around it, bake it for a few minutes. add some foilage and you can create a grove of trees in an hour or so, I mean nice trees, with exposed branches If you have a color printer, you can make your own siding, bricks, signs --so it can be done, ,just takes more time and effort, but a lot less cash, that way you can spend your bucks where the fun is locos, rolling stock and track --be careful of track and turnouts you buy at train shows tho--look it over real good.
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