How to Hide Seams?

Ground foam scenic materials

The seams between the bottom of a building foundation and the layout surface must be concealed, and it’s not enough just to place a building on top of the ground cover. One way of doing this is to build up the ground cover around the foundation, which can also be done with wood strips, sidewalks or platforms that lock the building precisely into position and cover any visible gap at the bottom of the foundation. These pictures show two buildings on my layouts and the table surfaces that surround them. Sometimes I just use ground cover applied around the edges of the building. Sometimes I glue thin wood strips to the table to position the foundation edges and then apply ground cover to the strips. Sometimes I glue a piece of sidewalk or wood platform to the table so that it sits against the foundation. The buildings can just be lifted off the layout.

MELGAR

Outstanding photos, Pete.

Melgar, your photos and explanation are also excellent.

Both are very helpful to modelers like me, who do not yet have the expertise you guys have.

For those starting out, the relatively simple fix for hiding the seams, is to cover them with built up ground cover or ground foam that appeals to you. That's what I did. Arnold