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Hey guys, I was the self proclaimed rookie who said it. I'm finding the whole process like this and that's part of what's drawn me into it. Yesterday I finshed the foam foundation for my mountain--again, it's this giant pink mass, but going from a flat board of foam with a loop of track to this great mountain (as well as adding some elevation to my track) is so rewarding. I see this happenening many steps of the way. When the ground cover goes in, when the trees go in, when I add my sidings/staging yards, when the structures go in. The best thing is right now I'm quite clueless about the 'train' side of things and am more into scenery. But even in the couple of weeks I've been plugging away and flippig through magazines I find I'm spending more time trying to tell one engine type from another. So even when I've run out of scenery on my layout to keep me going there's a whole other side to it waiting for me. <br /> <br />One other thing I've noticed is that I 'look' more when I'm out and about. I notice houses that would look great on my layout, maybe something as simple as a porch and some bushes, I notice a great clump of trees, or maybe the way the side of a hill looks--everything! It's a great hobby you guys have here, with alot to learn <br /> <br />JASON aka The ROOKIE
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