From foam-carved hills to weathered locomotives, model railroad scenery transforms tracks into immersive miniature worlds. With the right techniques, you can create believable terrain, vegetation, and ...

Chris France’s neighbor looked out the window of her Beltsville home recently and saw something in Mr. France’s yard that startled her. “She thought it was an animal at first,” Mr. France remembers.

Richard Harland Jr.’s model train set and environs represent 50 years of collecting and 10 years of work. “The time and energy I put into this is priceless,” the Champlain Street man said.