Model Railroad Mountain

Just over a year ago I installed an HO scale train around a ledge in the great room of my house. This year, I thought it needed a mountain to go with it. In this Instructable, I'll explain how I made the mountain so you can make your own.

What you'll need:

• 3/4" plywood
• 1/2" plywood
• chicken wire
• Several cans of "Great Stuff" foam insulation
• Latex paint
• Pull saw
• Newspaper
• Nail / staple gun
• Model railroad trees
• Fake snow

Step 1 Build the Frame

I decided to place my mountain above the fireplace in our great room, but didn't want to block the windows. It's about 65" wide, 13" tall, and 12" deep.

I designed the mountain to fit over the existing trackbed and provide a tunnel for the train to go through. For the base, I simply cut a few pieces of 1/2" plywood. To help support t he  chicken wire and to add to the height of the mountain, I cut ribs out of 3/4" plywood and screwed them to the base.

Most important was testing the train and track to ensure it would fit through the tunnel without scraping the side.

Comments

[tinker234]

amazing job love the whole track did you know you could add a bit of realism to train by weathering

[skeplin]

Thanks for the recommendation!