| One of the greatest joys of model
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| | kind of format that creates a skeleton
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| railroading is creating a scenic display
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| | for other materials to be added to form a
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| that represents nature as its own
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| | realistic mountain, etc.The material used
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| creative art work somewhere in the
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| | to cover your skeletal frame may very
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| World.The variables that one encounters
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| | depending on usage.1. Portland cements
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| are endless in the imagination of what he
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| | contoured onto the surface of the
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| or she wants a layout to look like around
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| | projected mountain with a paper or cloth
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| the track work which includes bridges,
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| | medium that will allow the adherence of
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| buildings, mills, coal mines, etc. You
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| | the cement.2. The aforementioned material
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| may duplicate some scene from nature or
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| | may be covered over Styrofoam and let to
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| you may decide to create a scenic
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| | dry.Once this process is accomplished you
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| landscape that is all your own.What are
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| | need to seal and contour your mountains
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| the various products available to build a
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| | or what ever scene you are
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| scenic landscape for your railroad?
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| | creating.3. You may hand plaster the
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| There are several means in which you can
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| | mountain using different size putty
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| build such a scene.The easiest way to
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| | knives.4. With Hydracal, you must work
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| build a scenic railroad is to build an
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| | fast or make up small batches as it will
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| open frame layout which gives you height
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| | get hard very fast.5. Coating of chicken
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| and contour so you have pre-made
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| | wire will take some kind of semi-porous
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| elevations to work with. Your choice of
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| | medium that will soak up plaster such as
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| size or area to develop a layout is based
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| | paper towels or the like.6. Use Hydracal
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| on the area that you have to work with.
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| | or Portland cements with cover materials
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| You may even build your layout on a sheet
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| | that will not allow the material to drip
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| of plywood or the like. I wouldn't
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| | through the chicken wire.7. With any of
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| recommend it because you will get
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| | these methods, you may use vermiculite as
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| frustrated after a while and want to have
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| | a rock looking cover while the choice of
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| something a bit more realistic for your
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| | media is still wet.8. Small pebbles or
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| layout.Before beginning the scenic part
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| | rough sand will also act as a good
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| of the layout, you must plan out your
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| | covering simulating open ground slides or
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| trackage. The main routes, yards, single
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| | patches of rocks.My choice of materials
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| and duel trackage, by passes, along with
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| | that best suits my needs seems the
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| station points and possibly a roundhouse.
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| | quickest and cheapest way to create what
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| The best procedure is to build all the
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| | ever scene desired. I use material that
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| trackage first, with your elevations,
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| | I mentioned before. The cardboard strips
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| tunnel portal locations, bridge locations
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| | and the Woodland Scenics plaster cloth.
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| and your predetermined ruling grade.Once
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| | Included with this product is a product
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| this is accomplished you may begin to
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| | called Sculptamold which comes in a
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| build mountains, hills, streams, canyons,
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| | semi-powder form with fine shredded paper
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| gorges where bridges would go, rivers and
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| | like paper Mache. You add water to it
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| other unique characteristics that will
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| | until it has a semi-loose consistence.
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| provide scenic beauty through the layout.
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| | Using a putty knife you mold the
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| The tools required are putty knives,
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| | Sculptamold onto the dry plaster cloth
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| water, Hot Gun for gluing, scissors,
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| | completely covering the surface.
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| plastic bucket or large plastic bowel,
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| | Different shapes and contours can be
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| wood stirring device like used for paint,
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| | produced that look like most rock
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| possibly an electric stapler, masking
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| | formations found. You can work with the
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| tape and paper towels.The types of
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| | Sculptamold while wet to create a ridge,
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| products available are numerous. Much of
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| | canyon walls, over hangs, etc. Do not
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| it is general household material that you
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| | over do it when making up the Sculptamold
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| would normally through away. For
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| | for it will harden on you within about a
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| example, cut up cardboard strips one inch
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| | half an hour. The temperature of the
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| wide from boxes to what ever length you
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| | room has an effect on the water
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| need. If the card board isn't quiet long
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| | evaporation rate. Just work in away that
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| enough splice together a strip using a
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| | will cover the surface in a timely
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| Hot Glue Gun. The card board is the
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| | manner. Don't get into a hurry.In the
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| means to build a general frame of
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| | Part II article we will discuss the
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| mountain or mountain ranges, small hills,
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| | painting of the mountains and other
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| track sidings, etc.You may want to use
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| | formations, addition of various grasses,
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| chicken wire and bend it to your liking
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| | plants, shrubs and trees along with
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| and staple the edges to the appropriate
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| | artificial water. Learn to build
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| mounting points to create what you want.
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| | culverts for the water to flow; addition
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| You will still need some type of
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| | of real rocks and other materials
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| supporting material to hold the chicken
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| | including bridges, tunnels and walls to
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| wire in place such as heavy card board or
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| | create realistic scenes.Joy Ball has been
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| prices of wood. I don't recommend it for
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| | involved in the restoration and
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| it is expensive, heavy and difficult to
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| | maintenance of a variety of Brass Model
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| handle.The other form of contour making
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| | Locomotives. Through her years of
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| is to use Styrofoam. It can be cut
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| | expertise, Mrs. Ball has perfected the
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| shaved to the height and depth you want.
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| | art of train restoration often spending
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| Once the basic mountain is formed it can
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| | countless hours preserving vintage Brass
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| be covered with different kinds of media
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| | Locomotives to running condition of even
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| to create a mountain of your
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| | the newest Brass Model Replicas.
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| choice.Basically you have to have some
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