Scenery

[Anonymous]

It seems Everybody has thier trademark scenery secerts, and being that scenery is my wekest area, I'd greatly appreciate some tips and pointers.

[alstom]

Well get some 'Woodland Scenics' tyrees, they're the easiest scenery company to deal with! Plus, their items are worth purchasing, and it's not expensive! LOL

[icmr]

[#ditto][#ditto][#ditto][#ditto]. alstom is right.



ICMR

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[Anonymous]

my scereny sucks but here is what i do-- for grass-paint the table green!(before laying track or anything) it's easy when starting a new layout or adding on. roads-duct tape looks good,is easy to put down and is about the right width for a 2 lane road
while the grass is not the most realistic looking i like it beacause i don't want to mess with glue and lychen or whatever people use. my grandpa's layout,which i inherited used this method so as i add on to it i'm doing the same thing

[hminky]

I have a bunch of different scenery techniques on my website:

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/4x8/





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[nbrodar]

Ready-Mix drywall mud instead of plaster.

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[fiatfan]

Check out this link for advice from a master! [bow]

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=32122

Tom

[grandeman]

Scenery Tip?

Many folks spend huge amounts of time on track plans. I'd suggest that the industries and scenery should be an integral part of that.

Visualize the scene, then make it happen.

Track elevation changes look realistic (unless you're modeling Nebraska). Take that into account when planning. Either elevate the track, or drop the scenery well below it in places to get the effect.

Paint your own backdrop for country scenes. It's not that hard and can potentially look much better than some commercial backdrops.

[electrolove]

QUOTE: Originally posted by fiatfan

Check out this link for advice from a master! [bow]

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=32122

Tom

[#ditto]

This is the best advice you can ever get. He is good, and I mean goooooood!

[Anonymous]

It's very difficult to emulate nature. Sometimes the things we see in nature don't look right on our layouts. The best approach is literally start from the ground up. Dark brown latex paint for the base color followed by sifted real dirt. Potting soil filtered through screen wire works well. A light base of fine or medium ground foam(medium to dark green) make this layer patchy to allow areas of the dirt to be visible, then patchy areas of mixed turf. I have found it best to stay away from the real light greens when using groung foam...it dosen't look good to me. Also, course ground cover should be used sparingly in HO scale. I do use it for making trees though. I am very happy with my results. Scenery is the most satisfying aspect of the hobby for me.

[electrolove]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ahren

It's very difficult to emulate nature. Sometimes the things we see in nature don't look right on our layouts. The best approach is literally start from the ground up. Dark brown latex paint for the base color followed by sifted real dirt. Potting soil filtered through screen wire works well. A light base of fine or medium ground foam(medium to dark green) make this layer patchy to allow areas of the dirt to be visible, then patchy areas of mixed turf. I have found it best to stay away from the real light greens when using groung foam...it dosen't look good to me. Also, course ground cover should be used sparingly in HO scale. I do use it for making trees though. I am very happy with my results. Scenery is the most satisfying aspect of the hobby for me.

Do you have any pictures to show?