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| The Prince William County Model Railroad Club assisted in building a layout at a local train hobby shop, the Rip Track in Woodbridge, Virginia. Unfortunately, the Rip Track was forced to close and the layout was removed. The photos and drawings provide an excellent step-by-step guide to building a medium sized layout. Designed by Brion, club members are providing their talents and expertise to bring the plan to reality. The Rip Track provided the materials for the layout construction. Other than basic lumber, all train related materials are off-the-shelf products. Construction started on September 5, 2002 and we achieved our goal of having trains running by Thanksgiving. | |
Work Session Five |
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Let's do some Scenery |
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This is the track plan as drawn by Brion. The plan calls for a wide variety of scenery and construction methods. Visitors were able to see many different aspects of model railroading. The plan provides for the ability to convert the layout from HO scale to On3 by changing structures and rolling stock. |
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| In Session Five, we added supports for the hardshell scenery and began the base layer of hardshell. The photo at right shows the tunnel portal on the left side with the cardboard lattice support for the future hardshell scenery. |
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| This is same area with the portal removed and the first layer of hardshell. Using a soupy mixture of plaster, pieces of newspaper were soaked and applied over the cardboard lattice. We applied masking tape to protect the weathered track. It's very difficult to remove dried plaster from between the ties. |
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This is the future waterfall and pond, with the 'temporary' track passing over. The cardboard lattice is cut from scrap boxes and stapled in place. | |
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The first layer of hardshell is applied. As we watch this area develop, we'll see rock carving, vegetation, waterfall & pond and a bridge. | |
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| This is the area in the center of the layout, toward the rear. The photo at right shows the cardboard lattice in preparation for the hardshell. |
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| The first layer of hardshell is applied over the cardboard. In this area we'll see a cliff made from plaster. The plaster was tinted using powered tempera paint. |
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