09-24-2011, 02:34 AM
Looking back at this thread I noticed that on Ed's bing link to Maryland heights there are 2 buildings that are only a narrow tree width apart. My original post was partly aimed at how close to each other I could put building flats along the front of the layout - they need to be fairly close as they are intended to provide some safety protection as my layout is in a stairwell :o , but I want gaps to provide a frame for looking at the trains. Anyway, a separate issue is the flats and low relief industrial buildings along the back of the layout and how to disguise their "disappearance" into the backscene when viewed from baseboard height. I had thought about trees but dismissed it as likely to be a bit unprototypical because of tree root damage - clearly, and happily, I was wrong!