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Learn how to build a village in HO model scale in this free series of train hobby videos from a chief engineer and expert on model train layouts.
There are 16 videos in this series:
Learn about a creating train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn about creating perspective in a train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn about creating accurate model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn about hill construction for a model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn how to create ground texture for your model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn how to use wire mesh in the creation of a model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn how to use Photoshop to create accurate model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn how to create buildings out of cereal box for a model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn about how to recreate the original Value store in this Cottonwood, AZ model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn how to add cars to your model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn how to add railroad tracks to your model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn how to add different rail systems to a model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn how to add balsa buildings to a model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn how to paint a model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Learn how to verify the historical accuracy of your model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Find out about educational material and info sources for a model train village in HO scale in this free train hobby video.
Model train enthusiasts are rarely satisfied with just a train line. They have to build a world around it, recreating landscapes, towns, parking lots, even road hazards to make their layouts as realistic as possible. Their hobby soon grows to include model cars, home construction, precision painting of miniature figures. And of course you have to have a landscape to put all of these things on. The end result can be truly amazing with multiple train lines running through whole towns recreated in basements and garages across the country.
In this series of free hobby videos, you will learn how to create accurate layouts of model train villages by comparing them with vintage photos. Our expert demonstrates creative ways to use balsa wood and cardboard boxes to construct buildings and includes tips on how to use computer programs such as Photoshop to create realistic building fronts. Our expert will show you how to build hills and landscapes out of wire mesh and paper mache. Learn how to use different scale buildings to create the illusion of perspective. That town on the hillside looks far away, but its just smaller. This series also discusses how to add life to your carefully with scale model cars and people. Create your own world!
Bob Lanning Bob Lanning, chairman of the railroad committee of the Clemenceau museum, has been actively building and maintaining the railroad diorama since 1992. It started as a flat sheet of plywood and has become this incredible model of the Cottonwood area.dkdk
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