How do I make the landscaping on ho scale look real? Mountains, roads , etc…
Please give me some tips
You may not be getting a lot of input because your question is too broad…
I mean, basically scenery is in so many of the topics, you may want to do a search for what scenery you want to model. Then ask questions if you don’t find enough answers.
Be prepared to answer… What era do you model? What part of the country? What kind of layout? (how big, how sturdy, etc…) What specifically are you wanting to build? (mountains, lakes, etc…)
I’d second that. If you search even just this forum, you’ll get more info than you can possibly read in one sitting[;)]
Andrew
Anything going from the railroad onto a backdrop is about the toughest thing you can do becasue of the perspectives… As far as sky and mountains there are two rules that work well. For skies they are bluer higher and whiter lower so blend from white at the horizon to blue overhead. For mountains they get grayer the farther away they are. I made a flat board with a series of rounded cuts on top and covered it with ground foam. The I cut freehand mountain shapes from neswpaper and sprayed about four layers of mountains progressively darker until I ran out of mountain. Viewed from 18" it looked fifty feet deep. Wetsern mountains are a subject in books with all the rock outcropppings and far more difficult.
Practice
Try the various techniques described in the magazines and books. Some will work for you and some won’t.
Look at the real world, and pictures of the area you are modeling. Try to duplicate the colors and simulate the textures.
Initally keep the scenery simple. You can add super details later if you are so inclined.
Don’t hesitate to modify or redo areas you are not happy with.
Practice
What is the best to make bridges,mountains,roades,etc.
Since there are so many ways to do all of those the answer is the same as to, “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?”. The answer is practice, practice, practice. I think we all have minor modifications developed from experimenting and making mistakes. Experience is the best teacher of all and nothing is permanent so you don’t have to get it right the first time. The most important thing to do is to try.
When I first started doing scenery I tried to copy photos from MR. Find a picture that you like then try duplicating it or get close any way. Woodland Scenics makes some great stuff. Buy a few shades and types of ground foam and go at it.
I’ve found the easiest way to start is pick a olive tone latex flat paint - paint a suaure foot or so of table top and sprinkle the ground foam on while the paint is wet.
Thats a real basic start - actually just making things green goes along way in scenicing your layout.
get your hands dirty and go for it.