Whether we’d like to admit it or not, a backdrop can make or break a model railroad. We’ve all seen examples of fantastic modeling that was let down by a backdrop filled with puff ball clouds against a neon blue sky. On the opposite side of the coin though, a “Plywood Pacific” with a nice …
Vacationing with my extended family is the perfect time to recruit some free help for making trees! I’ll still need to detail the backdrop and ground cover a bit more, but this scene is starting to look like something. Check out the video below to learn how to make super looking trees for yourself.
In recent days I’ve been able to lay down the most basic, base layer of scenery on the Sandpoint portion of the layout. Obviously, I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me before the scene is complete, but I’m happy with the results so far. I’m modeling late winter/early spring which can be very …
Scenery continued to progress in the Sandpoint area of the layout as rubber rocks by Cripplebush Valley Models were glued into place. I like using these pre-made rocks for large areas of rockwork as in the past I’ve found it difficult to create a convincing rock face by piecing together smaller molds in a puzzle-like …
I was able to get quite a bit of work done over the holiday break. (quite a bit for me anyway) The reason being that I had invited/begged and pleaded with Isaac Fabris to come over to help me get my ProtoThrottle up and running and the threat of having another modeler in my basement …
Small update today, but an important one as I am finally getting a start on scenery! The plan for most of the layout’s topography is to shape green, open cell florist foam into the rough shape I need and then to blend those pieces together with the benchwork using trimmed down sheets of plaster cloth. …