Introduction: Foam Box Miniature Mountains
Use a foam fruit box to make detailed scenic miniature landscapes for model railways, garden settings or dioramas. There is a very quick lesson in scenic painting included.
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5 Comments
8 years ago on Introduction
Another method, which I just found, for melting the foam is the use of Orange Peel Oil (usually comes as air freshener in a spray can). This does not put off the toxic fumes and can be done inside, if you can't easily get an outside space to work in.
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Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Looking at this again if may be pretty strong. I think that if you made a solution of the oil with alcohol it would weaken it up a lot for a more controlled time of dissolve.
11 years ago on Introduction
Thats just what I need to add to my trainset heres a picture of my trainset
12 years ago on Introduction
Very cool. I would like to see more scenic painting techniques on this site.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
I agree, although I am not a scenic artist I do work around them at times, they have some fantastic methods with paints, one thing I notice about all the methods is it involves a fair bit of layering, sometimes it's like watching a magic show, a good scenic artist can pull illusions far greater then the best magic acts. Sadly I feel in the film industry it is very much a dying art.