Model railroad layouts plans

Kevin has made this fabulous backdrop for his layout:

“Hi Alastair,

Here is a few photos of Amberton town scene under construction, the back scenes are scratch built using Plastikard and the viaduct is also scratch built which goes through the town.

The backdrop is made from two blocks of flats have been raised from ten floors to fourteen floors they stand at 2 feet tall,the football stadium is made from the same materials has the rest of the model.

You can see from the first photo how I used the kit to slowly build up the flats, then I just repeated.

Kevin”

A big thanks to Kevin.

There are lots and lots of posts on the site about backdrops – here’s one from Frank that springs to mind:

Frank adds a backdrop

Now on to Neil:

“Hi Al

I have a couple of photos of my layout not finished, is it ever,.

Regards

Neil”

A big thanks to Kevin for sharing – love what he’s done for his backdrops. Clever stuff.

That’s all for this time folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if today is the day you get started on your layout, the Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

Al

PS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.

Need buildings for your layout? Have a look at the store.

They are great fun to make and great value too.

“Hi Al.

may like this one. a cctv camera made from one piece of plastic.you just snap it down in place add a tiny dot of instant glue and presto cctv camera for traffic.

just paint it add a lens and black cable and looks real anough.

this first pic is of a one piece plastic.the white cctv camera is made from two piece of aluminum from a food container and was a bugger to build.stick to the plastic.

Al I have a slide rule but don’t understand the numbers it’s giving me.Have any idea what 0.1.0 can build anything but cant understand a bloody slide rule.

Kim”

“Hi Alastair,

A few photos of areas around my layout.

Regards

Brian”

(Images are clickable)

“This is a video of my train. I make all my buildings with “foam board”. I make the images for the buildings on my computer. The current layout is on plywood in an ” E” format.

Enjoy

Wayne”

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if today is the day when inspiration grabs you, the Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

Al

PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.

Brian’s been in touch with how he puts his backdrops together:

“Hi Al

Here is how a do my 3D backdrop.

I use 3mm (1/8”) Masonite (hardboard), makes no difference which side I use for my backdrop.

I cut it to the shape of the mountains that I want as well as the length.

Start with a coat of earth colour latex (PVA) paint over the whole area.

Mark out with a pencil where you want the closer hills and the hills further away.

Paint on white glue in a thick consistency starting at the bottom.

I use 4 colours of the ground foam from darkest to lightest.

Start at the bottom (closest) with the darkest green and work your way up using a lighter colour as you go.

Remember that the closest mountains are always darker that the furthest ones.

When all is dry, I mark out the different hills just to enhance the look of distance between the hills.

The photos show how it was done on 3mm thick Masonite for a section of my backdrop behind and under a bridge section.

Brian”

A big thanks to Brian! (His original post is here).

That’s all for today folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if today is the day you spring into action, the Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

Al

PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.