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You can create realistic scenery for your model railroad! Follow along and learn tips and techniques from the experts, taken from the pages of Railroad Model Craftsman. You don’t need expensive tools or specialized training to achieve realistic results. With a little patience, a few basic materials, and inspiration from the real world, you can create stunning scenes of your own. Inside, you’ll find practical methods and inspiring projects for adding grass, roads, water, ground cover, and the small scenic details that make a big difference. This book will help you create scenery with depth, atmosphere, and a true sense of place in any scale. Jump in!
Introduction
—The most important skill to master is patience.
Static Grass Applicators
—An easy-to-use tool to help achieve realistic grass effects.
Build a Realistic Photo Diorama
—Get your models off the shelf and practice scenery techniques.
Photomurals and Transitions
—Create backdrops made from photos and foreground scenery.
Mini Scenes for Your Layout
—Carefully placed figures and vehicles add life to your scenes.
Cracked Asphalt Crossing
—Create a realistic paved crossing in any scale.
Easy Classic Concrete Roads
—Using foam board as a base for mid-century highways.
Build a Reflecting Pond
—Adding this feature creates great photo opportunities.
Model a Vacant Lot
—Empty, overgrown lots add character to downtown scenes.
Detailed Cypress Tree Stumps
—An important detail for modeling Delta swamp scenes.
From Prototype to Plausible
—Adapting elements of the real world into realistic model scenes.
Make a Scene at CP 294
—An old interlocking tower anchors this trackside scene.
Model a Summer Wheat Harvest
—Using faux fur as the base to make a convincing wheat field.
Working With Molds and Castings
—Easy methods to create custom plaster castings.
On Location: Othello Tunnels
—Capturing the dramatic cliffs of a Canadian tunnel scene.
8.5 x 11 Softcover, 96 Pages
Edited By Otto M. Vondrak
