Things You'll Need:
- Miniature Buildings
- Miniature People
- Miniature Train Stations
- Miniature Vehicles
- Miniature Animals
- Miniature Shrubs
- Miniature Trees
- Train Sets
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Step 1
Decide what time period your train scene is set in.
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Step 2
Imagine a geography for the scene you've designed - rural, urban, mountains, plains.
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Step 3
Go to the library for books on the area, or that particular train line if you've re-created a real train scene.
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Step 4
Consider the purpose of your train. Is it a passenger train, a freight train, a coal carrier?
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Step 5
Choose some figures for people meeting the train. A freight train will be met by people in work clothes and by trucks. A passenger train will be met by passengers: people in suits and with children.
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Step 6
Find some model cars from the period if your scene has railroad crossings.
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Step 7
Find some animals or trees at the hobby store if the scene is rural. Deer or nesting birds set the scene well.
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Step 8
Find some buildings and arrange activity on and around them if the scene is urban. To avoid an empty feeling, concentrate on people and not just buildings.
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Step 9
Place gaps of regular track between track accessories such as bridges, crossings and turnouts to keep the scene realistic.
