Basement post - which scenery option looks less bad?

I like the factory version a little better, especially if you can morph the column into part of the factory; at least the lower foot or two.

I like option 2.

Ignor the post. Fact of life with most basement layouts.  Paint it blue and move on.

Bob

@chessiechick posted:

I have a basement support post that must go within the layout. It is enclosed in a 9" square column that I plan to paint sky blue in hopes of blending it into the walls.

I have come up with 2 scenery options for the area around the post, for which I have created crude images  using SCARM, see below.

Option A: warehouse/factory building with a small bumpout that encloses the post. This gives me longer industry spurs.

Option B: Hill with trees. This gives me more room to model the hill sloping down to the creek and the covered bridge.

Personally i think the building will actually draw attention to the post if you cant bring it up a number of stories. Its more detailed oriented vs a hill of trees .  To further "erase" the post, you can paint the bottom (at the hill) green while the upper portion blue as you mentioned. 

@chessiechick posted:

I have a basement support post that must go within the layout. It is enclosed in a 9" square column that I plan to paint sky blue in hopes of blending it into the walls.

I have come up with 2 scenery options for the area around the post, for which I have created crude images  using SCARM, see below.

Option A: warehouse/factory building with a small bumpout that encloses the post. This gives me longer industry spurs.

Option B: Hill with trees. This gives me more room to model the hill sloping down to the creek and the covered bridge.

I've read about skyscrapers and while they can look great, they don't suit the rural region that I'm modeling. I've also see grain elevators but not interested in doing that. Moving the post is not going to happen.

Please comment - which option looks less bad and why? Also open to other ideas...

I like Farmall Joes response