Originally posted by interurben
Thats a good idea Russ.
Would it not be better to just use white foam??
It would probably be much better to start with white foam, but he was asking what could be done with red, orange, and blue foam so I was throwing out ideas. The problem is that as soon as I posted, I'd think of another idea, so I've edited that post three or four times as fast as I can type, then re-edited to get rid of typos.
I like the idea of having flowers somewhere around a layout. I think we think of scenery too often as being brown dirt, green grass and trees, and maybe some earthtones for rock. I think sometimes our model railroads would be helped with a little color in the scenery. If modeling a logging road, throw in some wild flowers. In the city, put in flower gardens, and don't be afraid to model flowering trees, or shrubs. I don't think modelers are so much afraid to try flowers as they just haven't noticed them in the prototype.