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[Anonymous]

I want to make my layout more detailed but I dont want to go all out and still have a realilistic operational layout.
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[Anonymous]

I want to make my layout more detailed but I dont want to go all out and still have a realilistic operational layout.
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[Anonymous]

Hello there are many ways to detail your layout, detailing small scenes, (maybe a wedding party, cemetary, a logging camp) try to do a small scene and then move on to the next area, use your imagination, and look at the pictures in the railroad magizines.But most of all try to have fun with it!

[Anonymous]

Hello there are many ways to detail your layout, detailing small scenes, (maybe a wedding party, cemetary, a logging camp) try to do a small scene and then move on to the next area, use your imagination, and look at the pictures in the railroad magizines.But most of all try to have fun with it!

[Anonymous]

Depending on the size of your layout, the thing to do is to take a scene at a time. When I started doing scenery on model railroads, I became more aware of scenery on my way into work. I started to see things differently that I had before. Then I would go back to my project and try to visualize what I had observed and transfer it to my model.

When you look at a creek, what do you see? At a forest floor or field, what do you notice? There are all sorts of natural materials that can be used to give you these effects.

Best of Luck

Judy
Dallas, TX

[Anonymous]

Depending on the size of your layout, the thing to do is to take a scene at a time. When I started doing scenery on model railroads, I became more aware of scenery on my way into work. I started to see things differently that I had before. Then I would go back to my project and try to visualize what I had observed and transfer it to my model.

When you look at a creek, what do you see? At a forest floor or field, what do you notice? There are all sorts of natural materials that can be used to give you these effects.

Best of Luck

Judy
Dallas, TX

[der5997]

"Down and dirty" quick fix for adding detail could be to make or buy a bunch of small railroad company trackside buildings and equipment. Small sheds and so on are what I'm thinking of. There's an old Klambach book about trackside structures and how to make them. Easy-to Build Model Railroad STRUCTURES. My copy was published in1976, and I note that the first printing was 1958. So, it's not super current, but perhaps a place to start. It has the advantage of being operations oriented. that is, the details have a purpose. Page 81 has a complete scene "A complete mountain farm". It's the sort of thing I think JAWATKINS is talking about.

[der5997]

"Down and dirty" quick fix for adding detail could be to make or buy a bunch of small railroad company trackside buildings and equipment. Small sheds and so on are what I'm thinking of. There's an old Klambach book about trackside structures and how to make them. Easy-to Build Model Railroad STRUCTURES. My copy was published in1976, and I note that the first printing was 1958. So, it's not super current, but perhaps a place to start. It has the advantage of being operations oriented. that is, the details have a purpose. Page 81 has a complete scene "A complete mountain farm". It's the sort of thing I think JAWATKINS is talking about.

[leighant]

I balance detail and overall layout by "cheating". On the front corner of the layout is a little building fully framed with 2x4 stud framework, double hung windows, individual cedar shingles on the roof. All that stuff. A foot away from the table edge, the buildings have one or two pieces of furniture inside just next to the window, or funky blocks of wood to give the impression of vague shapes inside. Further back and half hidden in the trees are some second rate structures that just didn't come out very well, but they do fit the theme of the scene. I try to give the deliberately erroneous impression that everything is detailed like the one or two pieces you can see up close.

[leighant]

I balance detail and overall layout by "cheating". On the front corner of the layout is a little building fully framed with 2x4 stud framework, double hung windows, individual cedar shingles on the roof. All that stuff. A foot away from the table edge, the buildings have one or two pieces of furniture inside just next to the window, or funky blocks of wood to give the impression of vague shapes inside. Further back and half hidden in the trees are some second rate structures that just didn't come out very well, but they do fit the theme of the scene. I try to give the deliberately erroneous impression that everything is detailed like the one or two pieces you can see up close.

[Anonymous]

I agree with most modelers say take one scene at a time then go from there,also make the most out of each scene. you can get by without spending a lot of money.

[Anonymous]

I agree with most modelers say take one scene at a time then go from there,also make the most out of each scene. you can get by without spending a lot of money.

[Anonymous]

to make your layout more intresting put in telephone poles.

they look great and they can be used about anywhere i like to make my own i buy a small diameter hardwood dowel cut it to a good length (4inches) is great stain them the desiered colowr an install them

[Anonymous]

to make your layout more intresting put in telephone poles.

they look great and they can be used about anywhere i like to make my own i buy a small diameter hardwood dowel cut it to a good length (4inches) is great stain them the desiered colowr an install them

[Anonymous]

I found some nude sunbakers the other day so i put them by the lake and painted up an old man and then put him in the bushes lol

[Anonymous]

I found some nude sunbakers the other day so i put them by the lake and painted up an old man and then put him in the bushes lol