Scenery - Structures

Airbrushing Foliage Clusters

Tue, 2013-03-05 09:57 — ACRR46

I recently started covering my background hills using a majority of  light green colored foliage clusters.  In another area of the layout I used primarily a medium green color and preferred the look when viewing with a combination of fluorescent and incandescent lighting in my basement.

I tried sprinkling on additional  ground foam but this didn't look quite right to the eye.

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Painting a Backdrop

Sat, 2013-03-02 18:20 — Matt Forcum

I spent the past week painting a backdrop for my model railroad. I was nervous going into the project, but the process was pretty simple and straight-forward and I could not be happier with the results.

 
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The "fake" Diorama

Thu, 2013-02-28 10:34 — JR59

Friends, let me tell you the story of the Fake Diorama :-)

Long long time ago, I've asked a Friend  to build me a piece of Board with handlaid Track (one Track abadoned).
 

The Old Mill Model Tech Studio Background Kit Cast Cornices Bowed

Wed, 2013-02-27 12:24 — ajkwings

Recently purchase the Model Tech Studio background kit The Old Mill. Have an issue with the 2 cast cornices that come with the kit - they are bowed - probably to the tune of about 1/2 inch. Any ideas on how to make them flat - not sure that glue will keep them flat when assembling them to the wall.

Sketchup Journey

Wed, 2013-02-27 12:21 — dcforbes

I have several buildings that I will need to scratch build for my HO scale ICRR layout.  I have photographed some of them and have thought about how to draw them so that I might have some plans to work with when I begin to scratch build them.  That search brought me to Google sketchup. 

Drywall as backdrop substrate

Tue, 2013-02-26 23:03 — astroboy

My brother is setting up a dedicated layout room.  He would like to cove the corners with hardboard, and blend that into the (new) drywall as a base for his backdrop.  I've seen posts that indicate that people have used drywall as a base for painted backdrops. Is it really smooth enough for that purpose?

Thanks,

Jeff

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Scale Model Animation

Tue, 2013-02-26 20:01 — geoffb

Scale Model Animation

Model Railroading is a terrific hobby for me because it excites many of my own interests including railroading (of course), scale modeling, history, electronics, photography, geology, and animation – to name a few. But it is animation—bringing the models to life—that brings it all together for me, and brings the most satisfaction.


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