@Cogen1981 posted:The layers of meterial are in the following order: bench work > pink insulation foam (Home Depot) > cardboard strips weaved together > woodland scenic plaster cloth > sculptamold
I highly recommend Dave Frary “How to build model railroad scenery” 3rd edition
this is the Bible of model railroad scenery
I will pick up a copy, thank you for pointing that book out!
@Arnold D. Cribari posted:My scenery foundation was simplistic, and did not involve foam, except in a couple of places. It consisted of 4 by 8 foot plywood boards, the top of which was painted with light brown latex paint, Woodlands Scenics Blended Turf, Fine Green Turf, and Turf the color of dirt (I forget the name) applied to the plywood boards with spray glue, and a mountain made of cardboard strips taped or glued together and covered with plaster cloth.
Arnold, I have seen videos and pictures of your layout across various threads and I really enjoy the detail you put into them. If I may ask, what is the mountain in the second picture made of?
@Arnold D. Cribari posted:You may find that making scenery is one of your favorite model railroad activities.
It is something I've been looking forward to trying! I like designing layouts about as much as I love running my trains, and I think creating the scene for the layout will be very satisfying.
Dave, you have a lot of great landscaping there. The carved pink foam was roughly what I was thinking of doing on my layout.
