Seeing that I have to spend 10 months of winter and 2 months of poor sledding here in Canadaland I wonder if anyone out there has ever made their layout as a complete winter scene, it would be easy to do as all you would need is a large air spray gun and lots of white paint, anyone out there ever attempt a winter layout ???
It is a bit more work than adding white paint...
Jon Grant's Hudson road layout:
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I'm gonna have a big 8x8 ft section on my new layout, all winter scene.
Going to use a combination of white paint, WS snow flakes, and WS flex paste.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
Bob Winterton's Superior Northern contains a snow scene in a room that connects two sides of the layout. More info and photos of his layout at http://cprailmmsub.blogspot.ca/2011/11/great-canadian-layouts-bob-wintertons.html
John Longhurst, Winnipeg
Here's a few shots from my winter scenery area. This is a stretch about 10 feet long that is scenically isolated from the rest of the layout - a tunnel that pierces the backdrop on one end and a lift-out on the other.
Scenery is Sculptamold covered with caulk (to make it smooth) drywall compound between the rails. Rails are painted white first, instead of the usual brown color. I used caulk to form some snowdrifts and other featers. I used white gloss house paint on the surfaces and topped it with sifted snow made of WS snow and powdered marble (from art supply store). I use white craft paint near the tracks because latex paint really sticks to track. You need not ask how I know this. Building roofs got several coats of hair spray followed by sifted snow before placing them on the layout.
George V.
I made my layout to have seasons depending on location. On my layout it is always winter in the mountains, summer at the beach, spring in the valley, and fall in the foothills.
Wow George! Those winter secene's you created are absolutly stunning.
There's no way I can even come close to doing that on my layout, but I'm sure gonna try.
Motley Wow George! Those winter secene's you created are absolutly stunning. There's no way I can even come close to doing that on my layout, but I'm sure gonna try.
You might be surprised at what you can do! I didn't know how to do winter scenery when I started. I did some internet searches for techniques and did a lot of experimentation. Oh, and made mistakes, too. Such as:
- After deciding the WS "snowflakes" were a bit big for HO scale, I tried mixing them 50/50 with baking soda. I learned that baking soda is a strong chemical base and will corrode phosphor bronze contacts in locomotives.....
- When I first built up the drywall compound next to and between the rails, I built it right up to the railhead. I then painted the drywall mud with white craft paing, then "painted" it with diluted white glue and sifted on snow mix (WS snow + ground marble). This coating was now higher than the railhead. HO scale wheels are wider than the rail, so the wheels were lifted up and lost contact. When the train did run, most of the coupler actuators would drag on the snow surface also.
So, try some things. But be prepared to rip it up and start over!
georgev Here's a few shots from my winter scenery area.
Here's a few shots from my winter scenery area.
Rich
Alton Junction
Let's never forget the winter modeling made by Rand Hood!
I wish I could get to his level of winter mastery.
And then there's the snow scene created by John Allen for, IIRC, one of the Varney ads that used to appear on the back cover of MR about an aeon ago. Allegedly, he sifted dry plaster over everything, did a little brushwork to create drifts, then took the photos.
Then he had to vacuum it up completely. His birds had started flying south.
My own master plan includes a snow scene, Miyukidani, located at the far end of the 762mm gauge Harukawa Electric Railway. Presently, the Haruyama end of that route is a static display. The upper level shelf required to give Miyukidani a home might get built - after I finish my operating TBM...
Chuck (Slowly modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
Graffen Let's never forget the winter modeling made by Rand Hood! I wish I could get to his level of winter mastery.
I agree. His scenes have been inspirational to me. The pictures above are great too. Very nice work.
How about real snow on a layout
Matt from Anaheim, CA and Bayfield, COClick Here for my model train photo website
Great photos! Winter scenery doesn't appear very often here or in magazines. That makes sense given the lack of many options for structures, scenery, etc.
I don't model that season even though "the cold never bothered me anyway."