9/15/2023 0 Comments Winter scenery layouts![]() ![]() All you need is some clear acrylic gloss gel, a clear bristled toothbrush, scissors, and a set of tweezers, and you’re good to go. When it comes to icicles, you can have loads of fun. Once installed, just add a thin layer of soft flake snow and perhaps some ice skaters, and you’ll have a perfect frozen winter pond! For small patches of ice on streets, platforms, and below gutters, clear acrylic sheets (also available at craft stores) can be cut to size and placed over the painted surface with clear-drying superglue. Craft stores will usually sell these, although you may need to get your own cut if you need it to fit a specific space. If you’re looking to add ice, one of the most effective methods is to use a small mirror. There are a number of great ways you can add ice and icicles to your winter scene. If you’d rather keep things simple, and build your winter scene without actual snow material, you can buy accessories that come pre-decorated with snow, or you can take appropriate trees and plants in your layout and apply a thin layer of white paint to the top and edges of them.Ĭheck out this post from last year for a step by step guide on building a snow scene from the ground up! Adding Ice and Icicles to Your Scene Just remember to fix it all down as you would with normal scenery material, and ensure that the railheads are clear on all tracks before doing so! Following this approach will allow you to replicate realistic snow buildup throughout the scene, over tracks, roads, buildings, and trees. That means track, buildings, trees, bushes, and whatever initial groundcover you use should already be installed before the snow begins to “fall” (Remember, winter themed trees and shrubs should be used!). When taking this approach, you’ll want pretty much everything in place before you begin the process. Whether you go for the white base or not, you’ll likely want to add “snow” material for a more realistic and textured look. Alternatively, if you want to replicate a lighter snowfall, with more detail showing through, start with a brown or “burnt umber” paint as you would with a normal layout. For heavy, deep snow, take some latex or acrylic paint, and paint your whole base white. ![]() At this point, you can choose just how much snow you want to incorporate. That’s right, all the way down to the baseboard!įrom here, we recommend starting with a layer of insulation foam to mold into the shape of your desired landscape, and to insulate the sound from the tracks. If you’re certain that you want to transform your layout into a winter scene, the best thing to do is start from scratch. Without being intentionally placed and fixed down as a primary material, you run the risk of experiencing a host of electrical and gearing issues which could damage both your trackwork and your locomotives. Perhaps most importantly, loose “snow” can cause major problems to your layout. What we don’t see is snow on bright flowers and fully blossomed trees, which is what you’ll get by just adding snow. The colors, the brisk air, the snow covered trees. Then there’s the aesthetics of the layout – think about the world around us during winter. Even the most arid desert scenes will retain much of the material, no matter how hard you try to remove it. With all those details already in place, adding snow is a major commitment, and one which you can’t easily backtrack on. Practically, you’ve likely spent months to years putting together your existing scene. But when winter arrives, some are tempted to just add “snow” to their existing layout! Most people tend to model summer, since lush greenery can be seen throughout several seasons. This is probably the biggest mistake people can make when creating winter layouts. Your scene might not even need snow! Don’t Just Add “Snow” to an Existing Layout So when building your layout, think about what the winter season looks like in general, rather than focusing on Christmas. Remember, Christmas is one day! And even though you may be feeling the spirit of the holidays for a few weeks, the winter season lasts three months. But doing so limits you to scenes that only work if they’re centered around a Christmas tree, or have a distinct “Christmas town” feature as the centerpiece of the layout. It’s easy to think of winter as just Christmas. Let’s take a look at how you can create a stunning winter layout by following a few simple tips and tricks. At this time of year, we’re all thinking about what we can do to create an inspirational winter layout, teeming with realism and seasonal features that makes us feel like we’ve stepped into a true winter wonderland. ![]()
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