April 14, 2010
- Weathering Wooden Model Train Structures
One of the essential components of creating life like structures is weathering. Weathering is the altering of newly modeled structures and prototypes to closely resemble it's true to life counterpart. There are points on and within your structure that will need attention if you're considering weathering with any degree of realism.
November 26, 2009
- Model Train Scenery | model railway rock finising | Painting Rocks
The first step after molding is complete is the fine art of making the ground look real. You will accomplish this by first giving the layout a good brush over of earth toned colors. Apply a light layer over the entire area, or at least the areas you know will be woodland or scenic.
November 18, 2009
- Model Train Scenery | model railway scenes | Crafting Hills
Find scenery, supplies and tools | How to articles | Crafting Hills and Mountains for YOUR Layout
November 16, 2009
- Model Train Scenery | model train trees | scale model trees
In order to pull out the gift of life from models and replicas you must give them the gift of individuality. Too many times we've shot layouts and the attention to tree detail is less than perfect. To help everyone along we're going to slam a few basics in front of you.
October 7, 2009
- Model Train Scenery | model railway scenes and supplies
Realistic scenery is everything when it comes to building authentic, life like miniatures. There are a handful of tricks used to create active, moving layouts. ClassyModelTrains.com will share these tricks of the trade with you in the form of informative how to articles.
