scenery

I am looking to apply the Woodland Scenics Smooth-It to my layout soon but I am not sure it can be applied to craft foam successfully. I have applied it to insulation foam board previously with success. Has anybody used the Smooth-It material on craft foam before?

Hello everyone! I'm here to introduce myself to this forum. I am a father and husband. During our covid lock down in Michigan, I started a small business in my basement / garage. I 3D print miniatures for model railroads and other miniature dioramas. Im super passionate about miniatures! Most...

Above are some shots of my fictional, 2 car Amtrak train, the Northern Valley Star, based out of a fictional Wisconsin town, Northern Valley. The switching layout does not resemble any location or era in particular, but VERY VERY LOOSELY resembles Lennox, SD in the 1980s. There are also 2 guest...

I recently posted a thread asking about layering spray alternatives for static grass but shortly after that, I realized that perhaps even the 2 mm static grass available might not look that great…I read posts from other forums of modelers who tried it on their N scale layout’s and ended up just...

I’ve read online that WWScenics layering spray is a fantastic product to layer static grass. From what I’ve seen online, this product is only available from the UK with international shipping. I’m okay with paying the price and waiting on the item to arrive but before I order it, are there any...

Think about those silver and red buildings from the 50's with stainless steel walls that would often be passed off as "futuristic." Some were mostly built out of old railroad car bodies, and they're mostly found in the modern world as old fashioned diners like the one in the attached photo. With...

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Does anyone have suggestions on how and with what to make vehicle roadways on an HO layout. I am looking to make two lane county roads and perhaps a small town street or two. I have read where a two lane HO scale roadway should measure 3.5 inches across. A small town street would be larger if...

Natural sorted tocks used for ballast, ground cover, and rock piles.

They look reasonable to me! I'm looking for birch, as it appears that 1/3- 1/2 the trees in my chosen layout area are birch. Are they available?

Hi Everyone, I have not had much experience in the modeling world but I am interested in learning more. I am an mechanical engineer and have access to sophisticated tools such as 3D printers, mills, lathes and the like. My first project was a 3d printed female character for beach scenes...

Hi All I'm new to railroading just bought some track and a locomotive today. I do have some idea of what I'd like to build tho, that being an old west mining town, with perhaps a mine and terrain. I've been googling and not seeing much thats old west style in N scale though, are there...

Hey guys, I have to make a lot of tree for the layout. . Here is my latest attempt. Hope the video helps others. http://youtu.be/ClCwvzT2VG4 Ty

Check out in the products section of this site under scenery for our latest addition to our product line of the Western Portal of the Moffat Tunnel. We modeled it after the cica 1930's portal. It is in both N and HO Scale. You can also check it out at www.shorthillwestern.com

Here is a link to my YouTube channel that has a video I put together (broken down into 4 seperate videos because of length) on making Pine, Spruce and Fir trees economically that also look realistic. A method I learned from Jim Finnel when he had Durango Press in Redondo Beach and also Brooks...

Hi, I am not sure if this is the correct forum for this. If it isn't, will the moderator please move it to the correct one. (Oops .. this prob should be in "Scenery" .. sorry) I have been "drooling" over the new static flockers, but they want soooo much money for one. I came across a reference...

I dropped by my hobby shop today and picked up a bag of Woodland Scenics 'Mine Run Coal'. The bag is described as "9 cu. in. (147.5 cu.cm.)" and cost me $3.99 On the way back home I stopped at Michaels and found a bag of "Coarse Black Sand". This was a 2lb bag and cost me $3.00 Hard to...

This mountain was made from a Priority Mail box that was cut into strips, held in place with hot glue and covered with Woodland Scenics plaster cloth. After the cloth set up, plaster rocks were held in place with caulk.

This mountain was made from a Priority Mail box that was cut into strips, held in place with hot glue and covered with Woodland Scenics plaster cloth. After the cloth set up, plaster rocks were held in place with caulk.

This mountain was made from a Priority Mail box that was cut into strips, held in place with hot glue and covered with Woodland Scenics plaster cloth. After the cloth set up, plaster rocks were held in place with caulk.