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In this video, modeler Martin Tarnrot will demonstrate how to make a cobblestone path, perfect for a model railroad city park. Check it out here! Dry Brush Technique, Forced Perspective, Real Leaves, Brown Paint, Video Lessons, Dry Brushing, Park City, Need To Know

Dry Brush Technique

Forced Perspective

In this video, modeler Martin Tarnrot will demonstrate how to make a cobblestone path, perfect for a model railroad city park. Check it out here!

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Model Railroad Academy

In this video, narrow gauge modeler and creator of the Tuolumne Forks model railroad, Bob Brown, demonstrates how he creates model railroad water for his layout alongside Allen Keller. Check it out here! Garden Railroad, Ground Cover, The Creator, Forks, Alongside, Trains, Narrow, Water

Garden Railroad

In this video, narrow gauge modeler and creator of the Tuolumne Forks model railroad, Bob Brown, demonstrates how he creates model railroad water for his layout alongside Allen Keller. Check it out here!

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Model Railroad Academy

George Sellios is notorious for the eye catching model railroad scenes in his Franklin and South Manchester layout. In this video, George brings to life a hobo campfire scene with a twinkling light tucked away in a wooded area of the layout. Watch now to get some ideas for your own layout! N Scale Model Trains, Model Train Scenery, Model Train Layouts, Scale Models, South Manchester, Modeling Tips, Fantasy Miniatures, Ho Scale

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South Manchester

Fantasy Miniatures

George Sellios is notorious for the eye catching model railroad scenes in his Franklin and South Manchester layout. In this video, George brings to life a hobo campfire scene with a twinkling light tucked away in a wooded area of the layout. Watch now to get some ideas for your own layout!

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Model Railroad Academy

Realistic water made with tape and varnish! - model scenery tutorial #4 - YouTube N Scale Layouts, Ho Scale Train Layout, Miniature Model, Miniature Garden, Accesories Diy, Train Projects

N Scale Layouts

Ho Scale Train Layout

Miniature Model

Miniature Garden

Realistic water made with tape and varnish! - model scenery tutorial #4 - YouTube

In this video Martin Tarnrot demonstrates how to make model trees from scratch, specifically, a miniature oak tree. He pulls inspiration from the oak trees on Avery Island, which are excellent eye catchers for a layout. The trunk and branches are made from .07 millimeter steel wire. Model Tree, Oak Tree, Avery, Branches, Modeling, Grass, Pulls

In this video Martin Tarnrot demonstrates how to make model trees from scratch, specifically, a miniature oak tree. He pulls inspiration from the oak trees on Avery Island, which are excellent eye catchers for a layout. The trunk and branches are made from .07 millimeter steel wire.

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Model Railroad Academy

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Train Miniature

Miniature Plants

Modeling Techniques

Model Training, Model Train Accessories, Hobby Trains, Water Effect, Train Tracks, Model Railway, Dioramas

Model Train Accessories

River/Waterfall Learning Kit

In this video, modeler Martin Tarnrot will demonstrate how to make a cobblestone path, perfect for a model railroad city park. The foundation of the pathway is made up of styrofoam. He glues the styrofoam foundation in place with PVA glue. On top of this, he glues the pathway and secures it down to dry with pins. By making the pathway more narrow the farther up on the hill it climbs, it creates a forced perspective of distance. Watch now to create your model scenery!

In this video, modeler Martin Tarnrot will demonstrate how to make a cobblestone path, perfect for a model railroad city park. The foundation of the pathway is made up of styrofoam. He glues the styrofoam foundation in place with PVA glue. On top of this, he glues the pathway and secures it down to dry with pins. By making the pathway more narrow the farther up on the hill it climbs, it creates a forced perspective of distance. Watch now to create your model scenery!

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Model Railroad Academy

Modeler Martin Tarnrot is back with another video on improving model railroad scenery. In this video, Martin will demonstrate how to paint realistic rock sides, specifically those that have a lot of iron in them. The prototype is a rockside with streaks of reddish mineral iron. He begins by casting these rocksides with rubber molds and filling them with Woodland Scenics Hydrocal. Scale Model Building, Fairy House Crafts, Fairy Home, Christmas Tree Village, Model Village

Scale Model Building

Fairy House Crafts

Christmas Tree Village

Modeler Martin Tarnrot is back with another video on improving model railroad scenery. In this video, Martin will demonstrate how to paint realistic rock sides, specifically those that have a lot of iron in them. The prototype is a rockside with streaks of reddish mineral iron. He begins by casting these rocksides with rubber molds and filling them with Woodland Scenics Hydrocal.

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Model Railroad Academy

In this video, modeler Martin Tarnrot will demonstrate how he models a forest hill without making any actual model railroad trees. Martin makes them smaller than they would normally be to enhance the forced perspective. To begin, Martin shows a forest that is close to where he lives. One can notice that there is a difference in the color of the foliage, but that the individual trees can’t be seen. Martin Show, Garden Trains, Forest Hill

In this video, modeler Martin Tarnrot will demonstrate how he models a forest hill without making any actual model railroad trees. Martin makes them smaller than they would normally be to enhance the forced perspective. To begin, Martin shows a forest that is close to where he lives. One can notice that there is a difference in the color of the foliage, but that the individual trees can’t be seen.

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Model Railroad Academy

In this free video lesson, modeler Martin Tarnrot shows you how to lay model railroad ballast fast and easy. He learned this method from a friend after he expressed how difficult and time consuming he found the process. The base material he will use is styrofoam and the track bed is Woodland Scenics ballast in HO scale ST1474. He starts by drawing a straight line with a ruler on his foam where he will place the track bed. Ho Train Layouts, Ho Trains For Sale, Ho Train Track, Model Train Display

Ho Train Layouts

Ho Trains For Sale

Model Train Display

In this free video lesson, modeler Martin Tarnrot shows you how to lay model railroad ballast fast and easy. He learned this method from a friend after he expressed how difficult and time consuming he found the process. The base material he will use is styrofoam and the track bed is Woodland Scenics ballast in HO scale ST1474. He starts by drawing a straight line with a ruler on his foam where he will place the track bed.

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Model Railroad Academy

In this video lesson with Martin Tarnrot, learn how to model wooden planks for your model railroad layout. These wood planks can be adapted for any scale from N and upwards and are a good match for layouts set in the early days of lumber and saw mills. Martin uses one sixteenth of an inch thick balsa sheets for his wooden planks. He cuts the sheets into segments of 45 millimeters, making severals scores before cutting all the way through to avoid cracking the wood. Wooden Planks, Lumber, Scores, Diorama, Layouts, Pergola, Avoid

In this video lesson with Martin Tarnrot, learn how to model wooden planks for your model railroad layout. These wood planks can be adapted for any scale from N and upwards and are a good match for layouts set in the early days of lumber and saw mills. Martin uses one sixteenth of an inch thick balsa sheets for his wooden planks. He cuts the sheets into segments of 45 millimeters, making severals scores before cutting all the way through to avoid cracking the wood.

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Model Railroad Academy

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Woodworking Inspiration

Woodworking Projects

Learn A New Skill

Layout Inspiration

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Model Railroad Academy

In this video Martin Tarnrot demonstrates how to make model trees from scratch, specifically, a miniature oak tree. He pulls inspiration from the oak trees on Avery Island, which are excellent eye catchers for a layout. The trunk and branches are made from .07 millimeter steel wire. Martin cuts them into ten inch pieces, twisting four wires together three times and then twisting them all together at the bottom. This creates a miniature oak tree with one trunk and three branches coming off. Hogwarts, Countryside

In this video Martin Tarnrot demonstrates how to make model trees from scratch, specifically, a miniature oak tree. He pulls inspiration from the oak trees on Avery Island, which are excellent eye catchers for a layout. The trunk and branches are made from .07 millimeter steel wire. Martin cuts them into ten inch pieces, twisting four wires together three times and then twisting them all together at the bottom. This creates a miniature oak tree with one trunk and three branches coming off.

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Model Railroad Academy

In this video, modeler Martin Tarnrot will demonstrate how to make a cobblestone path, perfect for a model railroad city park. The foundation of the pathway is made up of styrofoam. He glues the styrofoam foundation in place with PVA glue. On top of this, he glues the pathway and secures it down to dry with pins. By making the pathway more narrow the farther up on the hill it climbs, it creates a forced perspective of distance. Asphalt Road, Glues, Demonstrate

In this video, modeler Martin Tarnrot will demonstrate how to make a cobblestone path, perfect for a model railroad city park. The foundation of the pathway is made up of styrofoam. He glues the styrofoam foundation in place with PVA glue. On top of this, he glues the pathway and secures it down to dry with pins. By making the pathway more narrow the farther up on the hill it climbs, it creates a forced perspective of distance.

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Model Railroad Academy

One of the questions I get asked most when people see my layout or pictures of it is “How do you make the water look like it’s moving”? It’s really a simple process that anyone can do with the right equipment: paint and varnish. This scene is the Mississippi River between Memphis and Arkansas on my Bluff City Southern. Ho Model Trains, Ho Scale Trains, Model Railway Track Plans, Making Water

Ho Model Trains

Ho Scale Trains

Model Railway Track Plans

One of the questions I get asked most when people see my layout or pictures of it is “How do you make the water look like it’s moving”? It’s really a simple process that anyone can do with the right equipment: paint and varnish. This scene is the Mississippi River between Memphis and Arkansas on my Bluff City Southern.

Perhaps you have a scene or series of scenes on your layout that have not aged well. They may be covered in dust or just generally need a little touch up. You’d be surprised how easy it is to clean up an old scene on your model railroad layout. In this post, I’m going to demonstrate a cleanup on this diorama that has been covered in dust for some time. Ho Scale Buildings, Garden Railway, Thing 1, Aging Well, Old Models, House Cleaning Tips

Ho Scale Buildings

House Cleaning Tips

Perhaps you have a scene or series of scenes on your layout that have not aged well. They may be covered in dust or just generally need a little touch up. You’d be surprised how easy it is to clean up an old scene on your model railroad layout. In this post, I’m going to demonstrate a cleanup on this diorama that has been covered in dust for some time.

Nature provides many great examples of miniaturized vegetation that we can use on our layouts. So I’m continuing with my series on using natural materials from your own yard or fields to make inexpensive and pretty nice trees. You might consider this a strange material for a tree because it causes some people with allergies to suffer, but if you are not affected by the pollen then Goldenrod can make a pretty good tree for your model railroad layout, as I will show you here. Miniature Trees, Miniature Painting, Pretty Good, Nice, Popular Hobbies

Miniature Trees

Miniature Painting

Popular Hobbies

Nature provides many great examples of miniaturized vegetation that we can use on our layouts. So I’m continuing with my series on using natural materials from your own yard or fields to make inexpensive and pretty nice trees. You might consider this a strange material for a tree because it causes some people with allergies to suffer, but if you are not affected by the pollen then Goldenrod can make a pretty good tree for your model railroad layout, as I will show you here.

The best material for modeling trees that look like trees is natural vegetation… nothing beats it. For years I’ve used various kinds of natural materials from the yard, my wife’s gardens, and fields near my house. One of the easiest pieces of vegetation to use is a bloom from the Oak Leaf Hydrangea. Note that this is not just any hydrangea – it’s the Oak Leaf variety. Here is what the bush looks like. Hydrangea Not Blooming, Wargaming Terrain, Military Diorama

Hydrangea Not Blooming

Wargaming Terrain

Military Diorama

The best material for modeling trees that look like trees is natural vegetation… nothing beats it. For years I’ve used various kinds of natural materials from the yard, my wife’s gardens, and fields near my house. One of the easiest pieces of vegetation to use is a bloom from the Oak Leaf Hydrangea. Note that this is not just any hydrangea – it’s the Oak Leaf variety. Here is what the bush looks like.

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Miniature mail packages: maybe use clay for the boxes, wrap in thick envelope paper, print out some miniature post cards, wrap all in twine and put into miniature bottle? Want to re-create this and will have a tutorial up soon on my blog. Did you say blog? Miniature Bottles, Miniature Crafts, Miniature Food, Miniature Dolls, Miniature Furniture, Doll Furniture, Brown Paper Packages, Tiny World

Miniature Bottles

Miniature Crafts

Miniature Dolls

Miniature Furniture

Brown Paper Packages

Miniature mail packages: maybe use clay for the boxes, wrap in thick envelope paper, print out some miniature post cards, wrap all in twine and put into miniature bottle? Want to re-create this and will have a tutorial up soon on my blog. Did you say blog?

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Miniature Violin Made Using Wooden Popsicle Sticks – Artist Cath of The Square to Spare has created a great video tutorial on how to make a miniature violin using wooden Popsicle sticks, coffee stirrers, toothpicks, and string. Mini Accessories, Barbie Accessories, Miniature Houses, Miniature Tutorials, Vitrine Miniature, Gourmet Coffee, Strong Coffee, Toothpicks

Mini Accessories

Barbie Accessories

Miniature Houses

Miniature Tutorials

Vitrine Miniature

Miniature Violin Made Using Wooden Popsicle Sticks – Artist Cath of The Square to Spare has created a great video tutorial on how to make a miniature violin using wooden Popsicle sticks, coffee stirrers, toothpicks, and string.

Revelle Strings Violins

Revelle Strings Violins

Mexican food #miniaturefood Miniature Kitchen, Miniture Food, Miniture Things, Barbie Food, Doll Food

Miniature Kitchen

Miniture Things

Mexican food #miniaturefood

Tall Tales Productions

Tall Tales Productions