woodland scenics question

[Anonymous]

Have any of you used the woodland scenics methods to landscape? By that I mean building up the track with the foam risers and then filling in with the plaster wrap.

All of my previous layouts have been 2D but I want to try some texture.

I was just going to add a mountain in the corner, but now I'm thinking about adding different elevations everywhere. I'm so confused and looking for some direction. Should I try to go semi-realistic, or stay 2D and spend my time and money on more trains?

[Anonymous]

Just remember this, the more scenery you have the harder it will be to make changes on your pike. Yes, three dimensional scenery is more realistic but you better really be certain that you have thought out your track plan thoroughly before you start slinging the plaster. Odd-d

[willpick]

Iused the Woodland Scenics system on my former(now demolished) N scale pike. It was easy to work with, and made doing scenery a faster job than the older methods. I'm going to use it again on the small N scale layout i'm building for when my nephew visits-

He's fascinated with N scale, even though he does run O at home, he wanted an N scale set for his birthday!![:0]. So I'm gonna build a 30" x 48" semi-portable layout for him, that I can store in a closet between visits[:)]

[spankybird]

I use the Woodland Scenics on my layout. I used left over Styrofoam which I modeled to the size and height to fit. I used paper towels to fill in the gaps and lower slops. I love the plaster cloth. Just cut it in short lengths, about 8 to 10” long. It only takes about 30 seconds to 1 minute in water, then apply it to the form. When it drys , paint it and added your ground cover.


tom

[jonadel]

We've used lots of Woodland Scenics for our permanent scenes. We started out using plaster cloth and still use it for small areas but we found using Hydrocal and paper towels was much cheaper and just as effective. We also used broken pieces of styrofoam to build the mountains and for my long tunnel I used 1x1's and cheap screen door materials. After I formed the tunnel we layered on the Hydrocal sheets, rock molds and then painted. I personally believe that scenery is just as important as what you are running. We've had so much fun with the scenery it's surprised us and our guests always comment on it and with mountains--you can't do them wrong!

Take a look at our progress at:

www.jands.logicalgeek.com

The gorge was modeled from an article in CTT and great fun to build.

Jon