modelrailwayscenery.org is a website for the model railroader about model railway scenery planning and constructing model railroads. Author Brian Miller has written the book "Model Railroading Scenery Construction Techniques " which is available for instant download from this modelrailwayscenery.org website. The ebook covers a range of topics relating to building model railway scenery including:

  • Colors, Textures, Weathering and Adhesives
  • Colors
  • Textures
  • Weathering
  • Adhesives
  • Benchwork
  • Terrain
  • Using Hydrocal
  • Base Cover
  • Groundcover
  • Low Cover
  • Medium Cover
  • High Cover
  • Making Your Own Groundcover
  • Rocks for Groundcover
  • Rock Faces
  • Make Your Own Rocks and Cliffs
  • Backdrops
  • Why Would a Backdrop Work?
  • Painting Your Own Backdrop
  • Creating the Backdrop
  • Getting the Scene Arranged
  • What About Buying a Backdrop?
  • Making Trees
  • Getting Trees in Perspective
  • Bodies of Water
  • A Traditional Procedure
  • A Realistic Water Approach
  • Ideas for Realism
  • Creating a Waterfall
  • Making Roads and Sidewalks
  • Paved Surfaces
  • A Few Helpful Tips
  • Unpaved Roads
  • Bridges
  • Should You Make Your Own Bridge?
  • Getting the Bridge Ready
  • Tunnels
  • Styrofoam Process
  • Tunnels from Cookie Trays
  • What Colors?
  • Scenery and Buildings
  • Specific Railway Items
  • Ideas for Creating Unique Scenes
  • Details on Buildings
  • Using LED Lighting
  • Cityscapes And Industrial Areas
  • Creating a Mountain Scene
  • Building A Mountain
  • Newspaper and Plaster Cloth
  • Extruded Foam Insulation
  • Scenery Materials
  • Grass
  • Tree Materials
  • Mountain and Rock Items
  • Urban Items
  • Rural Settlements
  • Winter Ideas
  • Snow
  • Icicles
  • Frozen Ponds
  • Airbrushing
  • Airbrushing Tips
  • Cleaning Your Brush
  • Using Ballast
  • Ballast techniques
  • What Ballast Works Best?
  • How Much?
  • Removing Ballast
  • Modeling Different Eras
  • 19th Century
  • 20th Century, First Half
  • Post-War Mid-20th Century
  • The Interstate Ag
  • The Modern Age

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