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Scenery And Terrain Tips & Tutorials
Tips, tutorials and guides to create rivers, ponds, hills, valleys, fields, trees and bushes for model railways, war games and dioramas.
Subtopics: Model water | Hills | Rocks & cliff faces | Trees | Static Grass & Scatter
Grass — Everything You Need To Know
Grass fields add life and realism to your railway, as seen in this photo of Miniature Wunderland in Germany.[/caption]If you want to bring your model railway [...]
The Best Of Both – How To Lay Grass Mats With The Realism Of Static Grass
Want to quickly add grass to large areas of your railway using grass mats AND get the realism of scenic grass without the cost? [...]
How To Make Your Own Grass Tufts
Looking for cheap grass tufts? Here's an easy DIY method to produce your own. [...]
Make Your Own Tree Stumps And For Free!
Take a look at any railway banks, you'll see stumps and branches where trees have been cut back to prevent damage to passing trains and prevent falling [...]
How to make hills – 5 steps from model making gurus
How to build model hills for your railway, the definitive guide.
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We’re Going To Need A Bigger Room – Monday Model Railway Factoid #7
Struggling with Papier-mâché and plaster on your layout? Spare a thought for these model railway builders from Germany,California and New Jersey who build [...]
How to make N and OO gauge model hedges
Using the pre-made commercial hedges on your model railway can be expensive. What if there was a way to get garden hedgerows for a few pounds. Here's how you [...]
Making a model river in 5 easy steps
Water is a key feature of our environment so it should naturally be a key feature on your model railway or diorama but creating a credible water look is [...]
The secret to applying static grass without breaking the bank
This tip is so obvious it's frequently overlooked yet it's possibly one of the most effective and certainly cheapest alternatives to off-the-shelf static grass [...]
How To Make Landscape Scatter Materials On A Budget – Thrifty Thursday Model Building Tip, #1
If you're looking for soil, dirty or sand material for your landscape, park any thoughts of buying scatter materials and head to the kitchen with this weeks [...]
The Dirt Cheap Technique To Creating Ultra Realistic Rocks and Cliffs
Looking for a way to add rocks, mountains and cliff faces to your model railway. Looking to do it on a budget? Here's a dirt cheap technique to create [...]
How to make model trees on a budget
Looking to build a model railway on a tight budget? Here's the first in a new series on making model railways when you're on a tight budget, starting with [...]
Why add trees to a model railway
If you want your layout to look authentic and lifelike there's a quick and easy tip you can use. [...]
How to make model trees
Look at any good model railway layout and you'll see trees. Here, in 5 five easy steps, is how to make your own trees out of objects from around your home. [...]