Scenery for Your Layout

[Andymil]

Hi All.
Another we tip/trick.

For chain fences I have used net curtain material cut into strips, for what ever height you need & spraypaint silver on newspaper. Then I used Kebab sticks again cut to desired length & spraypaint them.

Mounted by drilling holes & gluing with PVA at intervals that look right & glue the netting with super glue to the sticks.

I have included a picture of a small layout showing the finished product. This 6ft x 3ft layout that I used as a display at one of the train show I help organise & run bi-annually here in Timaru.

[Swivel]

I like that Idea with the curtain

[kiwidave]

Thanks for the tip! What about roads and kerbs? Jase has used sandpaper which I like the look of! Can you buy roading material for streets?

[Andymil]

For the streets I used thinline MDF, alowing the extra width for the footpaths & then more thinline MDF glued on top for the footpaths, to give it that steped up look for the gutter.

Sand paper can certainly be used to great effect to add texture, but I only paint them with Resene Testpots.

These are not to badly priced.

SUPER TIP !!!! In the phone book (PAGE 11 IN MINE) there are a small selection of coupons, one for Resene which is a 2 for 1 deal on testpots.

These can also be found on the back of supermarket dockets too!

[kiwidave]

Cool thanks!!!!

[Andymil]

On the subject of scale. Railroad scales that are close to slot cars are.

HO 1:87 - American & some European
OO 1:72 - English & some European
S 1:64 - NZ & American ( hellish expensive high quality ) A good loco is gona set you back $500 - $1500 a throw!

[Andymil]

Found this website today with some back drops.

http://www.slotters.de/download/panorama.html

Found a way to print the damn big ones to! I ended up using Microsoft Excel, which lets you span the picture over multiple pages.

If anyone else has an easier or better way. Post it!

[kiwidave]

Like the backgrounds! Andy, what about using train controllers to power the slot car sets? Variable speed sort of thing.

[Andymil]

Yes it can be done! I have a train friend who has built a Marklin & Faller layout called "Slot N Trains" which he uses normal train controllers to run the cars. Ideal if you want a slower continuous operating speed.

I've had a look at my good transformers & they are 14v AC output at 4 amps. Also have an old brick transformer from the 50's that I will have to hunt out, I think it's 18v DC at 5 amps, from memory.

[Andymil]

Hi all. Thanks for the link to the advertising signs.

I have attached to a piece of 1" x 3", that I had trees stuck into. I've scattered & glued scenic material, from the train gear, was in the 9th box I had to open, since I've pack all the train gear away.

Attached is a more complete look for them. They are in 50cm lenghs & can bee place anywhere & look reasonable from 3 to 4 foot away. Just have to tidy up the white plaster on the tree trunks.