Model Railroad Scenery using Extruded Foam: Part 8
Excellent primer for beginners: tinyurl.com My Web Site: modelrr.oakviewresources.com This is the part 8 of a multi- part tutorial of doing Model Railroad Scenery using extruded construction foam. I’m adding dirt and grass in this first of two segments.
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You could probably get it at you local hobby store.
Comment by thebige61 — July 12, 2008 @ 12:11 pm
Great work.
Comment by hmplantman — July 12, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
what scale is your layout.. im 14 and i building a Nscale layou and i find ur toutorails helpful if u have any advice for me its my first layout im building on my own so i’d apprecate it thx
Comment by disturbedrocker1 — September 17, 2008 @ 8:00 pm
It’s N Scale. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions you may have.
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Comment by thebige61 — September 27, 2008 @ 11:20 am
I found that using the shakers for some spices worked quite well (like parsley, etc.).
Comment by gtc1961 — January 20, 2009 @ 12:13 pm
Hmmmm…Well that’s got some possibilities. I think dried parsley would make fairly decent ground cover plus my layout would smell like a salad…
Ok. Just kidding!
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Comment by thebige61 — January 20, 2009 @ 6:38 pm
Hello, I am planning on building a mountain for my HO layout and then I plan to position house on the sides of the mountain. What would I need to build it?
Comment by TheGreenCheekConure — February 8, 2009 @ 5:05 pm
The house? there’s two ways you could go: You could buy one ready made or you could go with a kit. What era are you modeling in?
Comment by thebige61 — February 9, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
Its more of a modern era.
Comment by TheGreenCheekConure — February 9, 2009 @ 9:21 pm
shouldnt u be running a magnet through the garden dirt? u dont want any hidden metal appearing on motor brushes and whatever else… just a suggestion..
Comment by senselessfool — April 12, 2009 @ 4:40 pm
I got a magnet just for doing that. After I glue the dirt and grass with scenic cement I take off the tape, vacuum the tracks off thoroughly and then run a magnet across the tracks to pick up any stray metal filings.
Comment by thebige61 — April 12, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
do you glue it down
Comment by LeChungProduction — June 9, 2009 @ 12:26 pm
I am planning to build an outdoor layout, and I am wondering how to adapt what you did to an outdoor layout.
Comment by Robotechnology101 — July 8, 2009 @ 4:52 pm
oooh. I don’t know about that. I’m thinking you’d want to use real dirt and rocks for your terrain. I’d say create a test mountain out of foam, paint/weather it, and then leave it exposed to the elements to see how well it holds up.
Comment by thebige61 — July 9, 2009 @ 10:22 pm
Thanks for the tip, I have been interested in model railroading since I was a kid. BUT I have never done much with making a layout of some kind until now. So I just thought that I would research it and see what other people have done and see what they recommend for me to do. So thanks again for the tip and I will try that.
Comment by Robotechnology101 — July 9, 2009 @ 11:15 pm
I wish I had that kinda energy to build that.
Comment by DanielThomasVideos — September 8, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
Do you use foam board or insulating foam from a can? I use GreatStuff window sealer for my terrain. It’s easy to cut, expands geatly, and resembles a rocky surface or cliff.
Comment by DaBlackNinja1 — October 9, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
Good idea. Thanks for the tip
Comment by thebige61 — October 17, 2009 @ 10:59 am
You can do it using the same strategies as the indoors. Only the materials change. Instead of hardshell or foam, you use a cement/river sand blend to make rocks,walls etc. You use heavier wire mesh for the form base and then plastic gutter guard mesh over that. Then apply the concrete/river sand blend. Carve and poke the surface until it looks natural. Throw some cement colouring(60/40 with cement dust) over it. Otherwise, you have natural dirt all over the place..so I wouldn’t worry about that.
Comment by bluehachiroku — November 14, 2009 @ 11:25 pm
Oh yes, you will need to add some of that PVC type stuff that’s for cement work into your mortar mix AND I also spray it as I would indoor work,as a fixative once I’m happy with the colouring I’ve thrown over the rockwork.
Don’t skimp on the colouring..even the blacks as they will fade a little.
Comment by bluehachiroku — November 14, 2009 @ 11:27 pm
I’ve also used with great success big chunks of polystyrene from packaging as my base form support before applying the wire and plastic meshes. I’m about 80kg’s and I can jump onto my rocks and dance around on ‘em , with no problems.
Comment by bluehachiroku — November 14, 2009 @ 11:30 pm
Maybe I missed something—do you use any kind of glue-spray to keep the dirt/grass in tact with the layout?
Comment by up6050 — December 28, 2009 @ 10:00 pm
Yes, Woodland Scenics Scenic cement.
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Comment by thebige61 — January 2, 2010 @ 10:30 pm
is the actual mountain made of poylastirine
Comment by joenflipflop — January 17, 2010 @ 12:17 pm
Owens Corning FOAMULAR® 250 Rigid Foam Insulation
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Comment by thebige61 — January 17, 2010 @ 4:42 pm