A simple sky blue backdrop changes the whole look of your model railroad. It makes your railroad immediately appear more realistic and expansive. Although it's fairly easy to paint hills and general landforms on the backdrop, buildings are a lot harder to paint. One easy solution is t...

Here's two photos of the Memphis city skyline appropriate to print for your layout's background....

Here's two more Memphis buildings perfect to print for your layout's background. Dixie Machine Welding has a great sign....

You can download and print these building exteriors for your layout backdrop. The Fulton Bags warehouse fits in almost any industrial scene....

The Domino Sugar Plant is one of the largest in the world. Both the refinery and Domino Sugar are downstream from New Orleans. These make perfect backgrounds of the scene "across the river" if the back edge of your benchwork represents a riverfront or dock....