Started a diorama this week. I wanted to do a diorama to photograph, and display a few of my pieces of rolling stock. I read a few books, and decided on a desert motif. The scenery interests me, and it think it’s a good starting point for my skills.
The diorama is 20"x54" on 2" foam insulation. I carved out the foam with a bread knife, xacto and razor saw. I then glued them together with high strength wood glue (what my grandpa used to use). After it set for two days, I blended the seams and tried to sand everything smooth. I used plaster cloth from WS to cover the foam. I’m not entirely happy with the plaster cloth, as I had trouble blending the suggested %50 overlap. I couldn’t sand that out. A trip to Home Depot today resulted in some spackle to cover the seams, and any gaps I found. Some Behr indoor/outdoor flat enamel in “Kenyan Sand” is the base coat. It’s currently drying, and awaiting a few more coats.
Hi Cuda Ken, In order to Post images on Trains.com/forums, you must first post them in a Host,such as Photobucket. Establish a free account with Photobucket, Devote a My Album to railroad photos. (when you go to Photobucket. (Later, you click on "Home"in the top tool Bar to get to your My Album) When you Post a photo on this Album, give the photo a descriptive name. Below the photo there may be several options. Click on the IMG option and momentarily, the word “Copied” will appear. On the Thumbnail version, your first click on the small square to the lower left and then click on the IMG option. I then click on Edit on the top Tool Bar.Now, go to the Trains.com/forums thread that you either have created, or as a Reply. Type in your text and then click on Paste (On the Edit tool bar) You will see a lengthy code for the Image that you desire to Post. Scroll down to POST and click on it. The Text and Photo will soon appear at the end of the Thread, or as your new Thread. Note the Posting Tips in the yellow area above. To Edit your Post, click on the “More” next to “Reply”. Click on Edit. I use “cntrl V”, instead of clicking on Paste. Bob Hahn