Villages

[Anonymous]

I am a very, very new to the world of model railroading, but I can already feel the madness starting to take hold. What is the best way to learn about creating landscapes--villages, mountains, etc.? Who sells the best stuff? I don't like those cute Christmas models that are fragile as hell and big and clumsy; I am interested in minute detail and durability. Where should I go to learn about this?Are there any magazines out there specifically devoted to scenery? Feedback would be GREATLY appreciated.

[Anonymous]

I am a very, very new to the world of model railroading, but I can already feel the madness starting to take hold. What is the best way to learn about creating landscapes--villages, mountains, etc.? Who sells the best stuff? I don't like those cute Christmas models that are fragile as hell and big and clumsy; I am interested in minute detail and durability. Where should I go to learn about this?Are there any magazines out there specifically devoted to scenery? Feedback would be GREATLY appreciated.

[cp1057]

To create a main street scene, I personally like the DPM model storefronts. They are relatively inexpensive, easy to assemble and paint up nicely. They come molded in a beige plastic, so they need to be painted. I find automobile red oxide primer spraypaint makes for a good brick colour.

I also know there are books available on scenery, can't remember any titles. Can anyone else out there fill in the details?

Welcome to the hobby!

Charles
Hillsburgh On

[cp1057]

To create a main street scene, I personally like the DPM model storefronts. They are relatively inexpensive, easy to assemble and paint up nicely. They come molded in a beige plastic, so they need to be painted. I find automobile red oxide primer spraypaint makes for a good brick colour.

I also know there are books available on scenery, can't remember any titles. Can anyone else out there fill in the details?

Welcome to the hobby!

Charles
Hillsburgh On

[Anonymous]

Hello and welcome to the world of MR, read, read & read, There are many good books on all scenery sbjects, also train shows are a good source, Dave Frays Scenery book comes to mind, experement and have some fun, we learn from mistakes, and ask some questions, Model railroaders like to help.

[Anonymous]

Hello and welcome to the world of MR, read, read & read, There are many good books on all scenery sbjects, also train shows are a good source, Dave Frays Scenery book comes to mind, experement and have some fun, we learn from mistakes, and ask some questions, Model railroaders like to help.

[Anonymous]

To find books on the subject of modeling mountains and villages (kit building) I would suggest going to your local hobby shop that carries a good supply of model trail equipment and look at their selection of how-to books and magazines on modeling scenery. Obviously, you can hit the Woodland Scenics web site for introductory kits on scenery. Or even the web site for Kalmbach publishing for how-to books. If you have access to train clubs in your area, pay them a visit and see how they are doing their scenery and if you like what you see, ask them how they do it. If it looks like crap, run away as fast as you can in the other direction.

If you are looking for villages/structures go on the Walthers web site. And as the gentleman said about Design Preservation Models (DPM) has some great older buildings.

best of luck

Judy
Dallas

[Anonymous]

To find books on the subject of modeling mountains and villages (kit building) I would suggest going to your local hobby shop that carries a good supply of model trail equipment and look at their selection of how-to books and magazines on modeling scenery. Obviously, you can hit the Woodland Scenics web site for introductory kits on scenery. Or even the web site for Kalmbach publishing for how-to books. If you have access to train clubs in your area, pay them a visit and see how they are doing their scenery and if you like what you see, ask them how they do it. If it looks like crap, run away as fast as you can in the other direction.

If you are looking for villages/structures go on the Walthers web site. And as the gentleman said about Design Preservation Models (DPM) has some great older buildings.

best of luck

Judy
Dallas

[Anonymous]

Sydney sux for books and stuff only has 2 major hobby shope and both are ither ends of the city. Most of my info is from sites on line and online catalogs

[Anonymous]

Sydney sux for books and stuff only has 2 major hobby shope and both are ither ends of the city. Most of my info is from sites on line and online catalogs

[Anonymous]

Woodland Scenics has a good manual on how to do scenery. Also, the computer using google and forums are your best source for info in light of you location. We sometimes forget that other countries don't have well stocked hobbyshops in every medium sized city. The NMRA has some nice info too. Here's some places to look www.trainweb.org www.trainweb.com Another trick is to go to www.walthers.com and look at the list of manufactures and then do a search and find their website. Little known fact is Design Preservations has pdf. of all their building parts for download. Kadee has all their fact sheets on line.

[Anonymous]

Woodland Scenics has a good manual on how to do scenery. Also, the computer using google and forums are your best source for info in light of you location. We sometimes forget that other countries don't have well stocked hobbyshops in every medium sized city. The NMRA has some nice info too. Here's some places to look www.trainweb.org www.trainweb.com Another trick is to go to www.walthers.com and look at the list of manufactures and then do a search and find their website. Little known fact is Design Preservations has pdf. of all their building parts for download. Kadee has all their fact sheets on line.

[Anonymous]

I would answer email too.

[Anonymous]

I would answer email too.