Join the discussion on the following article:
Video: How to use cardboard strips for model railroad scenery
Join the discussion on the following article:
Video: How to use cardboard strips for model railroad scenery
That is an easy way to build scenery, and make add ons…very cool thanks.
It would have been nice to have seen some hands on work instead of a bunch of still photos.
Does the Sculptamold shrink when it dries?..that is a problem for me with certain products…a real problem.
Cody always does a nice job of explaining…where can I find Cody’s Expert Tip on ballasting techniques?
Thanks and keep up the great work.
(A MRR reader for over 40 years.)
I agree with Joseph Grzelak’s comments. It would be helpful to see actual card board strips being laid down and the scenery being added to the layout. Don’t just tell us, SHOW US!
thanks for the tip nd info from micro mark
As others have commented I recommend doing videos of the tasks actually being done . Further tip: To eliminate drips to the floor and to better visualize the land contour, I hot glue pieces of rosin paper over the cardboard strips before laying on the plaster cloth. In areas that will get trees or grass I top coat the plaster cloth with a thin layer of Structolite (or Gypsolite) for texture and strength.
I’m in agreement with several others that what we saw was good some video demonstration would make it excellent.
HI to all. I have used this Produck for my last to train layouts. I think it is a great produck easy to use and works great on hills.
I am using the plaster cloth on my mountains, but have skipped a step by adding color dye brown and black mixed to produce a “colored” mountain when the plaster cloth dries. I remember when we used to get casts by doctors when bones broke - so I tried a medical supply shop - no avail I guess doctors do not use plaster casts anymore - great to be old! I will finish my mountains with the glued cardboard - chicken wire bases are too sharp for old fingers!
I have been using the card board scenic mountain building technique for a lot of years. Can I also recommend surgical gauze as a possibility instead of the Woodland Scenic’s gauze. It is somewhat less expensive and does the same thing for my mountains.
Thanks for being here for the newbies to the hobby and those of us with now some 20 years experience who are also still learning!
You might try to leave some of the “cracks” open if they are not too wide. The rock in Northeast Ohio is sandstone and slate and often has rather large vertical fissures.
So of the art supply shops have plaster cloth available, often at a lower cost than Woodland.
There are a lot of great tips and ideas, that I will be using. I have been an O gauge fan ( Lionel, etc.) for the last twenty years. Due to lack of space, now available, I have gone back to N scale, and now building a small layout. Thwese ideas will help me alot. Thanks!
Here’s an idea I used successfully. If you are in a club, it might work for you.
In 2010 I located a source for plaster cloth end of roll scraps. They were packaged in 25# boxes. I put together an order for 25 boxes (625#) for the BoulderModel RR Club and had them drop shipped to a friend’s place of employment with a loading dock.
Because of the amount and the drop shipping to a dock, we paid $11/box or $.45/pound. The source was SACS Distributors at the time. They seem to have morphed into a different business now but they may still have bulk sales like this available.
Every hint or demo is important to the future growth of the hobby… They see how it is done and adds an imortant skill.
Keep them coming!
Wonder if anyone has tried to substitute drywall shims for the cardboard strips? Readily available in 1 1/2" wide strips about 3 feet long.
Good video, would like to have seen you do some of each step in action instead of just a photo with step already done. Thanks.
When I saw that you were going to show how to use carbon strips and plaster cloth to build a hillside I thought you were actually going to do so, not just show a group of After photos. While I use Plaster cloth on my layout, it would have been nice to show how to work with the cardbord strips and hot glue.
Good Luck with the new website i plan on subscribing.
Happy New Year.