@BruceG posted:Thanks for the compliment! The rocks/foliage were pretty much experimental. I don't recall any specific links for the backdrop tutorials. I watched a bunch of YouTube vids under the general heading of "how to paint backdrops." Most of them were related to model railroading, not surprisingly. One thing I just thought of: I purchased a cheap artist's "start up" kit of acrylic paints from Amazon (tons of choices) there. They came in a box with something like 16 fairly large tubes of all different colors. My advice is to get a foam knife, some foam insulation sheet, and the finishing products from Scenic Express and experiment!
I’m glad this thread popped up today. I just joined a couple of days ago. I built a 6x8 table in our basement for our son last November. He’s made a model railroader out of me!
If you want to feel better about the progress of your layout, I posted yesterday about mine. It’s just tracks and a roll of grass with some randomly placed trees and buildings right now. I came here for some inspiration and I am glad I did.
Your layout is ingenious. I read through the whole thread and it was really enjoyable to follow your progress. Thank you for sharing and good luck!
