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A lot of people on this and other forums have been very helpful to me over the last year, especially when it came to building outdoor scenery for my layout. Most notable were Gary Olmstead and Chris Walas and to try to help other beginners like myself I took all the tips Gary gave me along with a lot of pictures of Gary's Mountain Range (which Gary and Chris Walas built) and the Cliff's of Insanity (that I built using Gary's technique), along with a dollop of wisdom from the Master of All - Chris and the result can be found in this PDF: http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/tj-lee/Cliffs%20of%20Insanity/Trains%20-%20Building%20Scenery%20Rev%2003-14-2006.pdf Note: This is a 5 meg file. I update this file from time to time but currently it covers Chris and Gary's plastic cement technique from tools: [img]http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/tj-lee/Cliffs%20of%20Insanity/500x375_Cement_tools4.JPG[/img] to creating framing: [img]http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/tj-lee/Cliffs%20of%20Insanity/500x375_Mod2_frame_wrapping1.jpg[/img] to applying burlap/cement: [img]http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/tj-lee/Cliffs%20of%20Insanity/500x375_Cement_dunking_burlap3.JPG[/img] to rough shell work: [img]http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/tj-lee/Cliffs%20of%20Insanity/500x375_Mod2_front1.jpg[/img] through to painting (milage will vary according to the native talent of the painter): [img]http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/tj-lee/Cliffs%20of%20Insanity/500x375_Mod2_bridge_top2.jpg[/img] to installing/trackwork: [img]http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/tj-lee/Cliffs%20of%20Insanity/500x375_Mods_inplace_wLGB.jpg[/img] to texturing and creating various rock surfaces and "looks" and carving cement and lots more stuff for the neophyte mountain builder. The PDF sections I did are all from the rank beginner's perspective. It is my opinion that anyone that can get a circle of track put together and a train running around it can use the information in this file to build a concrete mountain, cliff, tunnel, or what have you with passable results. Comments welcome. Best regards, TJ
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