Model Railroader’s Best of Scenery is a new 164-page special issue. Build the best scenery yet with the most up-to-date techniques from today’s best builders including Mike Danneman, Pelle Søeborg, David Popp, Cody Grivno, Steve Otte, Gerry Leone, Paul Dolkos, and many more! This comprehensive collection includes 33 detailed projects to make your layout more realistic. Plus, profiles of three exceptional layouts!
SCENERY FROM THE EXPERTS
Model Railroader's Best of Scenery
17 TIPS TO CREATE AUTHENTIC SCENES • Use details selectively for more realism
Paint effective backdrops • Learn great techniques for making your own clouds and landscapes
CHOOSING YOUR PAINTS AND BRUSHES
BIG SKY, LITTLE TROUBLE • An airless sprayer can make painting backdrops easier
LIGHT UP A BIG-CITY SKYLINE • Use LEDs to illuminate photo backdrop buildings from the inside out
Rio Grande in the ROCKIES • Follow Mike Danneman’s N scale Moffat Road main line through spectacular mountain scenery
HOW MIKE MODELS SNOW
USE LAYERED FOLIAGE to enhance your scenery • Multiple applications of trees, grass, shrubbery, and other foliage textures add depth and realism
How to model an ALFALFA FIELD • Didn’t get it right the first time? Tear it out and start over!
ADD A CORNFIELD TO YOUR LAYOUT • Get rid of the artificial turf. These injection-molded plastic corn strips feature realistic detail
CREATING MIRROR MAGIC • Using mirrors on streams, structures, streets, roads, and roadbeds can make layouts seem larger
Build a portable BRANCH LINE • Part 1: Benchwork and foam scenery for our HO scale branch line
Build a portable BRANCH LINE • Part 2: We add rocks, rivers, buried track, and a lot of trees to our Thin Branch project
How to plan and build an urban scene • Design and construction tips for a transition-era working-class district
WEATHER A BRICK STRUCTURE • This technique produces brick walls with a well-aged feel
Build a trestle over a dry wash • A wood trestle adds interest to the HO scale Eagle Mountain RR layout
COMPOSING A REALISTIC BRIDGE SCENE • Learn the expert tricks used to bring Green River to life on the Daneburg Sub
How to model A RUSTY AUTO JUNKYARD • Paint, weathering powders, and more make a realistic trackside scene
Revitalize an aging scene • A laser-cut wood structure takes center stage in this scene
How to weather wood structures • Simulating aged wood is an important part of realistic model building
Add storefront details • Photos of real stores make effective signs, awnings, and window displays
TURNING PHOTOS INTO AWNINGS
Modeling Miami’s Downtown Spur • An urban light-industrial setting provides plenty of switching
MODELING MIAMI’S STRUCTURES
Build an N scale cattle yard • Practice new techniques by building a diorama
How to build retaining walls • This quick project adds visual interest
GOOD FENCES make good scenery • Wood kits can help divide scenes and make cramped areas seem larger
How to model tall grass easily • Modern static grass mats offer variety and ease of use
How to make trees from a natural kit • SuperTrees are a realistic, versatile, and inexpensive scenery option
Windswept trees from natural materials • Twisted trunks and caspia branches capture a rugged look
Make conifers the quick and easy way • Air filter conifers are a simple weekend project
TREES THAT BEND without breaking • Concealed coil springs help trees mounted along the edge of a layout cope with pesky elbows
Model realistic rapids • Cool water scenery is fun with some simple commercial products
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