I've hit a brick wall, I finally got my track down and all the bugs worked out. Now its time to build mountains and plan towns, but nowI can, come up with any ideas. I'm posting photos I took today to see if anyone can give me some direction.Oh and please excuse the mess.:tb-biggrin: TIA Vince
What part of AL you in? I would start filling in areas with foam board where you want mountains/hills and carve from that. Very easy once you get the hang of it.
I live up in Cullman, where abouts are you? I'll keep adding foam, I made a hot wire cutter out of an old hack saw and computer power supply, I'll have to show it off later. I'm just not sure where to put the mountains, etc., I guess if I look at it long enough something will come to me. Vince
Vince, it would be useful to know what kind of setting you're after. Generally, I'd lay out the town or towns first, especially if you have sidings and industry spurs; you need a bit of flat ground for that. As to hilly scenery, figure out where the low spots should be...creeks, river edge, etc. In the real world, everything works around drainage... Your mountains and hills will fill the rest. I like to set the higher ridges in profile and then set cuts (or tunnels) and fils (or bridges). I call it the "cut and fill" method; it's amazing how quickly your remaining real estate fills out. I prefer to use cardboard, but there's no reason foam wouldn't work as well. The key is to remember that if the tracks were to disappear, the scenery forms left behind should still look natural and believable. I'm attaching pics to illustrate my point. Have fun, building scenery is a great part of the hobby! Regards, Otto
Sketch a track plan close to scale, make photo copies and then doodle. Start with "balloons" representing areas and how you might use them. Just doodle and re-doodle till something looks right. Add details as the concepts take shape.
