Mastering scenery basics:  Model a River Scene

Foam insulation board is the perfect material for adding scenery to your model railroad.  It’s lightweight, easy to cut and shape, and you can use it to model almost any geographic region.

Follow along as the Model Railroader staff shows you how they built a river scene on our HO scale Thin Branch project railroad.  Along the way, you’ll discover essential techniques for working with plaster, ground foam, static grass, and resin water.  By the end of the DVD, you’ll be ready to add a river scene to your own  model railroad.

• Introduction to model railroad scenery 1:00
• Building foam hills 16:25
• Smoothing land forms 12:40
• Make your own rocks from molds 7:11
• Working with plaster rocks 18:22
• Working with foam rocks 11:51
• Painting rocks 14:01
• MR Video Plus Promo :30

Approximate Running Time 1:21:00