|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
Last Updated
03/31/2019
Sitemap
|
|||||||||
Detailed entries for one subject from the INDEX TO HOW TO DO IT INFORMATION. |
|||||||||
|
MODEL & MINIATURE RAILROAD SCENERY xx MODEL & MINIATURE PLANT & LANDSCAPE MODELING xx MODEL & MINIATURE RAILROAD Tip suggests making a realistic chain link fence for HO-scale model railroad from track nails and strips of nylon screen. How to add a fake stream or river to a diorama or model railroad layout. How to simulate snow in a model layout. How to apply dirt to a diorama or model train layout. How to make a rural crossing on a model railroad look authentic. How to simulate patches of weeds and grass in a diorama or model railroad layout. Model trees and bushes consist of dried lichen coated with ground foam rubber. Mat magic. Tips to make model grass look more realistic. Simulated chain link fence made from fabric netting (crinoline, tulle, mesh) and small metal rods or tubes. Tip shows how to make mountains for a model railroad from newspaper strips and paste. How to simulate a waterfall on a diorama or model railroad scene. Tip suggests using uncooked spaghetti as pipeline in an HO-scale model train layout. Tip suggests using yellow cornmeal for sawdust piles in a model railroad layout. Tips on building rocky mountain scenery. Included in article on Gateway Transportation Co., an N scale layout of a modern, fictional belt railroad near Sacramento (CA). Grade crossings for three types of roads (asphalt, dirt and concrete). N scale Burlington Northern. Part 4. Laying track and building hills (from Styrofoam insulation panels). Building forests on the M&K Division. A fast and easy way to make tree-covered mountains. Molding mountainous scenery using Sculptamold rock castings. Described in an article featuring the Dolly Barden Mine module. Fat-fat fibers. Using carpet fibers to make a fast and inexpensive ground cover. N scale Burlington Northern. Part 8. Finishing the project. Roads, water, scenery and lots of little things. Concrete streets and sidewalks are modeled from styrene sheets. Mirror magic. How to use mirrors set at right-angle to each other to give the illusion that a town layout is larger and has greater depth. Model a Florida swamp, including cypress trees, cypress knees, Spanish moss, and Spanish needles. The Crown Mountain Divison. Part 3. Adding plaster scenery to the layout. The Crown Mountain Divison. Part 4. Coloring rocks and modeling water. Especially for beginners. Part 7. Adding a backdrop to make a small layout look larger. Using real ashes to detail your steam locomotive ashpit. Especially for beginners. Part 8. A stream and a lake for Cripple Creek. Adding water to an HO layout. The Crown Mountain Divison. Part 5. Live water and real plants. Making scenery that is highly detailed, including flowing water. Especially for beginners. Part 11. Popcorn scenery. Using common packing material (styrofoam packing beads) to fabricate a hill. Build an applicator for applying scenery texturing materials (such as ground foam) to railroad layouts. Making trees and bushes from the branches and burrs of the burdock bush. Especially for beginners. Part 15. Add a gravel tip to your layout. Using a mirror to add depth to the scene. Especially for beginners. Part 16. Making rocks at the workbench. Rock casting without the mess. Portable ponds. Polymer pond can be repositioned anywhere on a layout since it is fabricated as a separate element. Repairing and rejuvenating scenery. Methods for making old scenery look like new. Painted sand is the secret to making realistic blacktop roads. Especially for beginners. Part 19. Assembling and improving store-bought tree kits. Eight simple ways to make trees from common materials. Especially for beginners. Part 22. Add a tunnel to your layout. How to make a hill quickly using chunks of foam. Peppergrass trees. An easy way to make lacy-looking foreground trees. Using artifical-turf doormat material to model cornfields. It's September 1950 on the Pennsylvania RR. Part 5. Modeling featherweight hills and tunnels using Gypsolite and Styrofoam. It's September 1950 on the Pennsylvania RR. Part 6. Adding rocks. Slow-setting plaster makes the job easy. It's September 1950 on the Pennsylvania RR. Part 7. Adding trees and roads. It's September 1950 on the Pennsylvania RR. Part 8. Adding bridges and water to the layout. Modeling a dramatic rain and lightning storm backdrop. The November scene. Making realistic bare trees with lots of branches. Traveling Tascosa & Calico. Part 2. Foam scenery. Making lightweight rockwork for a portable layout. Traveling Tascosa & Calico. Part 3. Ballasting the track and painting the scenery. "Pop-out" scenery. Lightweight construction techniques for layout access hatches. Pour your own city streets. Create realistic concrete roads using prototype construction methods. Plaster is used in place of concrete. Making and using a hot-wire tool to carve realistic roadbeds in extruded Styrofoam insulation. Magic water. Use a two-way mirror and some tinsel to simulate moving water. Two ideas for "sub-grade" scenes. (1) Water main construction site. (2) Gully. Modeling tall grass and cornstalks using natural raw materials. Pioneer Valley RR. Part 3. Adding scenery (buildings, foliage, water, etc.). Easy techniques to rejuvenate faded scenery. Tip on simulating smoke stains on bridge and tunnel portals. Hardshell scenery. A simple shell of plaster-impregnated gauze wrap is laid over a framework of wood, cardboard, wadded paper, masking tape, ... etc. Trees are models too. Introducing the "Tree Group" and a series on modeling great-looking trees. Part 1. In pursuit of better model trees. Thoughts on trees and a recipe for home-cooked aspens. Photo-realistic backdrops. You can substitute your camera for artistic skills. Trees are model too. Part 2. Making trees from natural materials. Scenery colors and textures. Using a water-soluble system to paint rock, model ground cover, etc. Dress up those naked power poles. Using nylon thread and solder to model electric and telephone lines. Trees are models too. Part 3. Concocting some conifers. Three techniques for adding inexpensive, realistic evergreens to your layout. Glueshell scenery. Making flexible scenery from white glue and rags over a substructure of cardboard webbing. Trees are models too. Part 4. Finishing the forest scene. Make ground cover by grinding real leaves in a blender. Add weeds to your model railroad layout. Made from inexpensive jute and sisal twine. Modeling a winterscape. Part 1. Painting a wintry backdrop and creating ice and snow. Build the Alkai Central. Part 2. Scenery, structures, and details to bring the layout to life. Includes phosphate mine buildings. The almost-flat hill. Tips for building scenery where there's no room for it. Modeling a winterscape. Part 2. Cold spells and melting snow Model old board fences starting with "new" styrene HO scale fencing. How to make the fences more dilapidated, add weathered paint, add posters and "trash", etc. Improving commercial backdrops by cutting away the sky, adding signs, etc. New Haven rail fences. Use scrap rail to make quick-and-easy scenery details. Let's model water. The "secret" is in the shine. Old railroad ties. An easy scenic addition and tips for weathering and staining creosoted wood. Modeling surf and sand. Realistic palm trees made from tape, paint, and a twist-tie. Add grassy fields to your layout by gluing down fake fur pieces and painting green. Simulating rocks and quarrys by casting plaster in latex rock molds. South Plains District. Part 2. Basic scenery, tracklaying and command control. South Plains District. Part 3. Finishing the track, ground cover, and backdrops for a sectional HO railroad. Modeling country fences of stone or post-and-wire. Build the N scale Carolina Central. Part 2. Ballast, scenery and structures to complete the layout. Modeling bare trees from witch's broom, dried baby's breath, dried yarrow, etc. Modeling culverts. Tips on simulating concrete culverts, short spans, and pipe culverts. Scenery in an afternoon. Technique for quick basic scenery. Adding color and vegetation to Hydrocal plaster formations. How to plant realistic weeds using Woodland Scenics field grass material. How to make realistic trees. Wisconsin Central in N scale. Part 5. Initial scenery. Hills, roads, grade crossings, and bridges. HO scale Northwest Timber Co. Build a beginner's layout. Part 2. Adding wiring, scenery, and structures. Wisconsin Central in N scale. Part 7. Adding trees, water, and ground cover. Landscaping. Four scenes showing how to blend three-dimensional modeling into the background. (1) Field and farmhouse. (2) River and banks. (3) Railroad embankment and hill. (4) Coal town with building flats. Allegheny Midland's Coal Fork Extension. Part 4. Scenery. Constructing four familiar fences. (1) Split-rail. (2) Barbed-wire. (3) Wire-mesh. (4) Post and rail. Waterfalls from fishing line. An easy way to simulate realistic moving water. Cactus Valley. Part 2. Using spray-on foam as a scenery base. Advice on spraying, carving, adding color and texture. Making pine trees from goldenrod. Arkansas & Missouri regional railroad. Part 2. Making a firm foundation, painting a backdrop, and adding basic foam scenery before laying track. Arkansas & Missouri regional railroad. Part 5. Ballasting track, adding rock castings, tunnel portals, and planting foliage. Arkansas & Missouri regional railroad. Part 7. Final details. (1) Adding figures, vehicles, backdrop trees, and water. (2) N scale C-420 locomotive is created by combining a Model Power shell and Atlas mechanism. Distant pines. Making tree forms to blend scenery and backdrop. Some scenery fundamentals. Materials and techniques for creating realistic form, color and texture in artifical (foam) rocks. Modeling palm trees and orange groves. Autumn aspens. Technique for making these signature trees of the Rockies in any scale. Forced perspective. Tips on using structures and scenery to create the illusion of distance. Modeling realistic telegraph wires using nylon fishing line. Behind the scenes. Using ordinary items (cardboard, wire, carpeting, ...) to create realistic scenery for model railroads. Part 1. Tools and supplies. Behind the scenes. Part 2. How to make a basic ground module is illustrated with this rock outcropping. Behind the scenes. Part 3. Turning carpet underlay into grass. Landscaping a model railway layout. Creating rock and rock face effects using a plaster substance called "Rocks Galore." Landscaping a model railway layout. Simulating hedges, foliage and rock walls. | |||||||||
Copyright © by Norman Lathrop Enterprises. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, print photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior expressed permission of Norman Lathrop Enterprises, except as permitted by law. |
|||||||||