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The Scenic Model Railroad: Creativity at Its Best; Part II

In this part, we are going discuss andcan sprinkle some of the landscape
explain the creativity you may enjoy ingrasses, turf, etc., on the wet paint
creating a scenic wonder land that meetsbefore it dries. This is a time saver
your expectations.Now that the basicand it gives you a perspective of how
barren landscape has been produced youthings are going to look as you develop
may begin the colorful creative part ofthe scenery. Continue this process all
landscaping your layout the way you wantthe way through changing the colors and
it to be. Your own creative license canmaterials to meet each particular scene
be taken from an area you have seen inthat you are developing.
your travels or something you found in aThe next step is to fill in areas that
magazine, book or out of yourdo not have enough fauna to your liking.
imagination.You may have made yourThis is done by mixing the hardbound
layout mountainous, rolling hills, openglue in water. Use the plastic bottle
plains, semi-tropical, an arid desertwith the lid and poor the glue into the
conditions or something in between. Inbottle about one third the way up. Add
all cases, there are means to reproducethe remanding part of the bottle with
exactly what you want.I am going to usewater. Shake the bottle until you have
an example that I have done ina watery solution.Spread the media that
developing an interesting and colorfulyou have chosen over the area of the
landscape. First we will provide youlandscape you wish to cover. You may
with the basic needs required tomix what ever materials you are using to
accomplishing your particularincrease the contrast of the scene.
landscape.You will need Elmer's Glue orTake one of the bottles of rubbing
similar type glue both in a large sprayalcohol and with the eyedropper spread
can and also Hard Bound Glue in a largethe alcohol over the material. You may
plastic squeeze bottle; At least, twodo this in steps as the alcohol will
plastic bottles of rubbing alcohol andevaporate quickly. Now take the other
two long eyedroppers; Quart sprayeyedropper and draw the mixed glue from
bottle; Quart sized plastic bottles withthe bottle. Spread the glue over the
cap; Hot Glue Gun; Paint of yourarea where you have soaked with
choosing. Eyedroppers can be found atalcohol.The reason you use the alcohol
your local hobby store.The paint that Iis that it breaks down the resistance
use comes from any household paintwhere you intend to glue the material to
store. The cheapest way is to go to onethe scene. It also helps to seal the
of the big home stores to their paintarea so it does not come off when you
department. Usually you will find aare finished.The trees can be made by
table with cans of paint for sale thatpulling out a handful of furnace filter
was never bought or was left over from astretching it out about the length of
paint project. The cans come in quartthe skewing stick. You insert the
and gallon sizes. They usually run fromskewing stick covered with Elmer's spray
$2.00 to $7.00 a piece. I have foundglue or the like and insert the stick
most of the colors I want by doing this.into the filter material. Once dry you
There is always an exception to thismay shape the tree as needed by pulling
process so you may have to buy one oron the filter material and trimming it
two cans of paint at regular price.In mywith a pair of scissors. You just
opinion buying scenic paints at therepeat this process until you have
hobby store is a big waist of money.Theenough trees to get started. Your trees
pre-made scenic items you will need aremay vary in size by cutting the skewing
the various types of grasses, weeds,stick to the length you want. For
turf, dirt, gravel, etc. Some of thesebigger trees, I would use the cedar
things you can make your self or find inrather than the doweling. It is cheaper
a field, hill side, at the beach or onand you get a more realistic looking
river edges. However, the majority oftrunk with the cedar.There are cases
the grasses, weeds, turf, coursewhere buying the kit trees are
material and simulated types of dirt canadvantageous and can save time. The kit
be had through different manufacturerstrees are reasonable to purchase. It is
at your hobby store or on a WEB site.the pre-made trees that get expensive.
In developing these types of materials,They range from $5.00 to $20.00
the sky is the limit.Trees and brush canapiece.Once the trees are made I
either be made or bought ready made.recommend that you use the hot glue gun
Fabricated trees are costly at best.to mount your trees. I've used other
However, the bags of course materials ofmethods such as Crazy glue and Elmer's
all shades of green, etc., may beglue with average to poor success. If
purchased reasonably. The trees on theyou can make a small hole in the surface
other hand require some ingenuity. Theof the landscape, without damaging the
best methods I know are to buy skewingsurface, just large enough to house the
sticks, loose furnace filter material,trunk of the tree using a fast setting
tapered dowel, dried cedar strips thatglue will work fine.In a future article,
can be shaped into a trunk of a tree andI will explain the use of synthetic
the same glue materials aswater made from plastic resins. This
aforementioned.Shall we get started onwill include the use of different types
project. First thing to do is paint theof rock material and other media you may
surface of the bear landscape youwant in your stream or river bed. Also,
created in the Part I article. As youhow to simulate a water fall or culvert
have many choices of landscape to workfilled with water.Joy Ball has been
with choose a paint(s) to begin theinvolved in the restoration and
coloring process. You may blend themaintenance of a variety of Brass Model
paints as you are going along to get aLocomotives. Through her years of
natural contrast of the realexpertise, Mrs. Ball has perfected the
environment.Once you have begun theart of train restoration often spending
painting process don't do the wholecountless hours preserving vintage Brass
thing at once. Pick an area to do thatLocomotives to running condition of even
isn't very large. I do this so that Ithe newest Brass Model Replicas.



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