Others, just freestyle all the way – like Peter. If you’re new to the blog, there are hundreds and hundreds of posts that will help you – but you really do need to jump on the newsletter to see them all.īoth of these use tunnel downloads from the printable buildings. Thank you from all of us.Īnd for those of us not as talented as Martin, don’t forget the Beginner’s Guide where there is lots more stuff like this. Martin – I think it’s a suberb model railroad tunnel ‘how to’. That is how I make a train tunnel out of styrofoam, I hope that it gives you some ideas? Whilst this is drying – Here’s one I made earlier where I carved the portal myself. I usually add a row of various bushes along the back edge of the model. I then sprinkled some Woodland scenics coarse turf onto the summer static grass and a little on the rocks. The next job is to apply a variety of bushes onto the model, again by PVA glueĪll that is left to do then is to give the model a spray of watered down PVA glue (always remember to run some clear water through the spray when you have finished as it can set in the nozzle & ruin the spray for future use). But when I use 4.5mm & 6mm grass the effect is very lifelike. With short static grass, the static effect of making the grass stand up is not very effective. Then I applied a summer ‘Static grass’ by the use of an electric applicator On this model I have chosen to first apply an olive coloured grass onto the rock embankment. Most of my materials are Woodland Scenics,Īlthough I do sometimes use other makes. This is a matter of taste and I vary my models by the use of a variety of types of grasses & bushes. The tunnel portal can be then glued onto the foam by using a strong contact adhesive bought from the Poundland shop in the town centre.
Then I use a light emulsion on an almost dry brush to bring out the highlights Once dry, I paint the rocks with a very watery black into the cracks.
The roof of the tunnel was shaped by using a desert spoon. On many occasions I do not use a portal for the train tunnel, but carve my own into the foam, this model I decided to paint a resin postal to use. This project is a single track tunnel entrance designed to fit in the corner of a layout with the track running behind the back scène to a ‘fiddle yard’.įirst I use a type of insulation foam which is used to insulate houses, the off cut’s are ideal to make models. I produce many different models usually which have some form or rock face, but not all are landscaped the same although I do tend to put plenty of grasses & many bushes on my models. “Here’s ‘My way’ of making scenic items to place on model railroad tunnels. The very talented Martin has sent in this superb ‘how to’ on making a train tunnel out of styrofoam:
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