Bedroom Winter Shelf Module/Layout

[LakeErieExpress05]

Well, finally started a small shelf layout. I'm in an apartment at the moment so needed something small/removal but didn't want to go for the old 4 x 8 layout. So I hung some shelves and am making a series of shelve "modules" that will eventually span around the room i have here but still be removable if ever I move on up to the east side Here are some pics of what I am currently working on which is a "winter" scene. Still have grass and a few details on the road to do but this will give you an idea. Let me know what you think and maybe give me tips on what else i could add to this scene to ehance the realism. Enjoy!

 

[Gary B]

Cool, no down right cold! If that's a thermostat on the wall, set it waaay down.

 

[Burlington Bob]

Very impressive! That is without a doubt the best representation of a winter scene that I've ever seen! Especially well done are the snow drifts and the plowed snow. Excuse me a moment while I put my coat on. Brrrrr.

As good as these scenes are, I regret to inform you that I much prefer a summer scene where the temperature is a balmy 90°. I've already had my fill of winter and it's just getting a good start.

 

[Photogdad]

An excellent example of a snowy model railroad. Great job and loomking forward to seeing your progress

 

[otiscnj]

Welcome to the forums! Good job on the snow scene!

 

[Rico]

Looks great, what did you use for the snow?
I an planning a snow scene on the next layout, there's some good snowy backgrounds available from a few companies.

 

[LakeErieExpress05]

Thanks all for the kind words. I used normal wall plaster for the snow and then sanded it down to get a somewhat uniform look. The hardest part by far is trying to clean the rails off after plaster gets on them (I have been using a nail file to clean around them. Once I finish with this section, I plan to make a nice hill and bridge scene similar to the pic attached. Any other ideas from you guys would be much appreciated...

 

[otiscnj]

FWIW, I think the incandescent lamp creates very realistic sunshine.

 

[zoegraf]

Well, finally started a small shelf layout. I'm in an apartment at the moment so needed something small/removal but didn't want to go for the old 4 x 8 layout. So I hung some shelves and am making a series of shelve "modules" that will eventually span around the room i have here but still be removable if ever I move on up to the east side Here are some pics of what I am currently working on which is a "winter" scene. Still have grass and a few details on the road to do but this will give you an idea. Let me know what you think and maybe give me tips on what else i could add to this scene to ehance the realism. Enjoy!

Very nice. I once had a shelf layout with a lift-up section at the doorway. Have you decided what type of section you will have in the doorway? Here is a shot of the lift up section I had. Attached to wall with a strip of wood and pianos hinges.

 

[TRAINFAN9510]

Really good work! Looking at the picture and the scene, I actually "feel" cold, and it makes me feel like I am in the dead of winter with an overcast sky right on the verge of dusk. I love it when I can look at model pics and feel like I am there.

 

[Sweet-Chuck]

Really good work! Looking at the picture and the scene, I actually "feel" cold, and it makes me feel like I am in the dead of winter with an overcast sky right on the verge of dusk. I love it when I can look at model pics and feel like I am there.

Makes you feel like you're in the dead of winter, eh? You are aren't you? I know it's been 60 for two days here in Cleveland, but it is still winter!

 

[Sweet-Chuck]

" Let me know what you think and maybe give me tips on what else i could add to this scene to ehance the realism."

LakeErieExpress-I wouldn't add a thing. Sometimes less IS more, especially when it comes to winter. The absence of 'stuff' makes the landscape that more desolate, frigid, and foreboding. I can actually feel the wind whipping across the open fields, unobstructed, biting at my skin as I slowly walk past the scene.

 

[vic2367]

great layout !! liking the shelves idea

 

[jackn2mpu]

I love it! Doing my N scale layout (I have both HO & N layouts) in a winter theme and this has given me the impetus to get back downstairs and get to work. Seriously, you asked about tips for added realism and I can think of one right off the bat: snow is rarely pure white; it actually has a bit of a bluish cast to it. Maybe a light wash of blue paint and I do mean light with very much thinned out paint. Try the technique on a test piece of snow not on the layout before you commit to doing it on the whole layout.