First Timer....

[stearsmania]

Working on my first layout and I have a question about landscape. I obviously want to incorporate some hills into the layout. I was wondering if anyone has bought the pre made hills with tunnels and turned them into a mountain by covering the tunnels, or is it easier to make the hills/mountains out of foam, or used molds and made them out of plaster? Thanks!!!

 

[Dougget]

Go with foam. You can find scraps for free in many cases and you can stack it and cut it however you like.

Doug

 

[ratled]

The absolute best money you can spend on the subject http://model-trains-video.com/scenery.php But I recommend getting the whole 10 part series instead of just these two

ratled

 

[RRNube]

I posted this in another forum here. Like you, I'm a total noob and doing the research. I found this vid on YouTube to be extremely helpful. I just built a test scenery on a 2'x3' just to learn and play. Good fun, totally customizable and lets your imagination run wild.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrYcvt8Pfns

Have fun.

T

 

[RRNube]

Here's what I built in about 8 hours over 2 days with foam. One coat of paint, no detailing, grass, seam hiding or water - yet. Fun first attempt. Great to make my mistakes and learn here before the layout. I also learned a lot on how to produce the required results. Total test cost = ~$80 all in, 2 Home Depot trips...

Sorry about the poor image quality - night and kids...

https://picasaweb.google.com/118277857864805047567/20120320

Click on slide show to see the full sized images.

T