Chain Link Fence - Model Railroad Scenery
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- A cheap and very easy way of making very realistic chain link fence, not only with simple galvanized steel wire but I’ll also show a simple way of making a styrene version as well. Techniques can be applied to HO scale, N scale, O scale and more. This fence will look fantastic on any model railway layout, diorama or even on war gaming terrain and architectural models.
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If you want exact dimensions for the fence that I built you can go and check out my website, I’ll put all the specific details there for you to check out.
www.bouldercreekrailroad.com
Materials -
Nylon Tulle
18 Gauge Galvanized Steel Wire
Solder (60% Tin 40% Lead)
Flux
Super Glue (Thin and Gel versions)
32 Gauge Jewelry Wire
Rustoleum Winter Grey Spray Paint
Dull Coat
0.8mm Styrene Rod
Plastic Cement
Tools -
Pliers
Clamp
Soldering Iron
Sharp Hobby Knife
Ruler
Pencil
File (Small & Large)
Tweezers
Blue-Tack…. aka Poster Tack
Drill
Chopper (Similar to the ‘Chop-It from Micro-Mark)
Spray Adhesive
Baking Paper
Scissors
This video showed up in my recommended feed. I am not sure why, I haven't had a train set in about 30 years. That being said I have binge watched about 20 videos straight. Subbing for sure.
Justin Updyke Same thing for me. I make miniatures, but not railroad, this turned up in my recommend and I've been watching for a couple hours now lol.
Justin Updyke same. I make 1/6 scale art dolls, not railroad models. still. it's cool to see how people use the materials.
Justin Updyke same. I make 1/6 scale art dolls, not railroad models. still. it's cool to see how people use the materials.
Same here. I think its coz im high as fuck.
Justin Updyke me thoo
Can you PLEASE make a realistic snowy landscape?! It would be awesome!
There's no snow in Australia except for the mountains in Victoria, I think he's a South Aussie so It's not very likely sorry :( I'd love to see this too though
Ethan Porter forgeting the blue Mountains
@@4cqkerIt snows on Mr Lofty. :D
This is super easy!
You need:
cardboard
Glue gun
aluminum foil
Baking paper
gypsum
Take some cardboard and make a basic form of the landscape you want,glue the parts together (if you want a round shape; you'll need cardboard with a curved inside*, remove one of the paper parts almost completely. Curve it like you want and glue the paper back on)
Cover the whole model with aluminum foil (tip: curl the foil and open it again before gluing it to the cardboard-model) you can also mabe aluminum foil-balls and glue them on the model, for example to make a snow man
Put baking paper under the model and
Cover the model with gypsum (tip: make sure the parts you're covering is laying flat (suport the model or hold it for a few minuttes, this will prevent the gypsum from slide/drip)
Take smal parts at the time, the gypsum is harding fast(you can use some of the harder gypsum to make another type of snow)
Enjoy
@@4cqker l
You should make a video with all your scenes laid out, and have a quick talk through of them, that would be cool
Thanks for the recommendation TH-cam, I really wanted to learn how to make a miniature fence. Very useful to know just incase the world shrinks
jamie lad Well then you would be making a full size fence ;;))
jamie lad lol
Haha, but people would just rip right through the fabric.
Howard Fortyfive it’s really important to learn the ins and outs of a joke.
LOVE THE INTRO!!!!!! It made me laugh😂
Same
Wow! I admire your perfectionism and tenacity. Not many people have the patience to do this kind of thing. 👍🏻
Another cracking material for the fence is aluminium mesh for car body repairs. I just normally drybrush it to make it look like weathered steel chainlink. Oh, and wire saws from survival kits make nice barbed wire. I coil it around a pen or wood dowel to make razer wire.
I don't even do any modeling, yet here I am watching all of these videos. Something about them just gives me a comforting and cozy feeling.
Hi Luke! I'm not a modeler but i've subscribed to your channel a while ago because i love your work! It's fascinating to see how you create those realistic sceneries. Your videos, your thoroughness, everything is very impressive. Keep up the good work!
I never thought 1.6 million other people would also want to know how to make a miniature chainlink fence.
i dont want rats getting into my warehouses and eatin my cheese
2.3M and counting! :D
Wow! The wire one looked so very realistic. All you need is a pair of scale Dobermans and you're good to go!
That was insanely detailed and precise! And very satisfying to watch too, very nice indeed :D
I just completed a security fence for my power plant and it came out great! I added some rust wash, which helped hide some over-glue... I used a cloth thule, which was was lighter and a little difficult to place. I also had a larger nozzle for my super glue, which led to the over-glue; a needle applicator is now on my purchase list! Thank you for posting this, Luke!.
WOW LUKE... YOU ARE AN AWESOME MODELLER & TOOL MAKER... MARVELLOUS VIDs.
I'm not into making models but I can really appreciate the art and time and patience and skill it takes to accomplish such a task. Pretty cool man..
I want to do this in 1/35th scale I love it, it’ll be great for modern day scenes. Thanks for sharing
Great technique, well presented. I also like the opening!
Pretty slick. I will be using this in the future not only for a diorama but for a zombie apocalypse truck model I plan on building.
That skit at the beginning is very funny!
I love how you put lots of work into such a realistic model. you make the most obvious model toys look like real life
thank you for the great compliment 😀 I tend to spend a lot of time obsessing over small details
Wow ...Just wow , these are Brilliant !!!
Thank you so much, it's the best fence I've seen
Found the TULLE in different colors at Jo-Ann Fabric. I chose the Grey TULLE which doesn't need painted. Made the framework and painted it Grey then secured the TULLE. Used twisted picture hanging wire for the 'barbed wire'! Excellent video by the way..
Fantastic. I loved how you twirled the jewelry wire to make the "barbed wire".
So cool Luke!. And easy. Thanks a bunch.
This guy is insane!! His skill level is beyond anything I've ever seen
I installed chain link fence for over 50 years it's the most popular of choice. You will always have work if you live in or near a metropolitan.your fence is accurate and the half diamond on the top rail looks right. We use 'aluminum color' anti rust paint for touch up, it matches perfect too.
I use a fly fishing thread holder to aid in adding the barb wire to the fences, also for power wires on telephones
Incredible Tutorial! I love the use of commonly available materials to make professional looking models, but how you make it look easy and the small tips of making 'baking paper jig' or 'blue tack jig' is just top notch. It's so simple, yet so effective and give so much confidence even to novices that they can make a professional model easily. It's always a pleasure to watch how masterfully you make these rather fine models.
This is real neat. I'm a remote control operator for kiwirail and we have lots of these short useless fences about, some without barbed wire, one 30 meters long with a hole cut in the middle! Will be adding this to my future layout, when I get the time 👌
Fantastic i liked how you showed both the metal wire and styrene methods
thanks Peter 😀 yeah I prefer the metal wire method myself because it's a little more durable 😀
Id love to see a tropical landscape!
Thank you so much!! This is incredible. I've decided I really want to build a miniature city, so I've been watching your videos to help me get ideas for how to make it more realistic.
I think the cop was right to run you off. You had that, "I'm about to put a penny on the track" look about you.
Man, that fence looks real. How'd you get to be so smart/creative?
ha ha ha :) I once threw a water balloon at a train when I was a kid and within about 2 minutes the cops were there telling me off! Glad you liked the fence :)
Cheers
Luke
@@BoulderCreekRailroad hahaha
@@BoulderCreekRailroad Brother, when I buy from your store, there is shipping to Algeria
This is great. I'll try it when I eventually construct a permanent layout. Really great.
It doesn't seem like that much more effort just to stay with the Steel Wire. The Plastic will ALWAYS be brittle, especially after installing, in my experience!! 😳
Thanks for this!
Carmine ✈🚂🚙
What an amazing result!!! 😮😍 thank you & cheers, Remo
Man I wish I had this video 2 months ago when I was building my N-gauge layout, these look so much better then the one I tried to make. :-)
lol, that's what it's all about :) Trail and error :)
Cheers
Luke
Man... don't feel bad. I've watched several of this guy's videos, and he'd make anybody look like a filthy casual. Amazing skill.
of course ,you don't get to see HIS failures...
Fence looks better than the store bought one. Way to go.
Certainly a labour of love, but worth the effort
another great "How To" vid.. thanks for sharing.. vinny
Wow i am so happy i found your account, i dont even know how to make models yet i fell in love with these videos.
Looks awesome, I never would've thought this was a DIY project.
Your work...PERFECTION & PRECISION!!
This is probably the best model accessory i have ever seen!
The Bob Ross of 3D minis. Amazing!
Thank you for these tutorials. I have been looking at these to make military dioramas.
I am not a modeler or anything like that, but I am amazed by your videos, what a detailed way to do such small thing
impressive - looks very authentic Presumably you can lightly dry brush with "rust" to give the impression of old wire.
TH-cam recommended this and somehow im already 4 hours in to watching how to do model scenery :x I doubt ill ever do it but its so awesome to watch!
This is so cool!! What a great idea! A bit labor intensive to make but the results are AWESOME!!! That metal fence looks sooooo good!
Well done handsome 💋. Absolutely love and enjoy your ideas and brainstorming sessions. Making a useless wall in which you can walk around is a great suggestion. You could make it funny to. Add a large dog with a squeeky voice for fun. Lol.😂 Up to you my aviator. Don't forget to buy Christmas presents for your family, post office will be super busy this week 😆 (friendly but firm reminder).
Love you handsome 💋 👄
This will work great for my 1/12 builds with some adjustments. Thank you!
I'll definitely be using this on a project soon. Thanks for the tutorial, you guys are awesome!
HEY Luke Towan... U SHOULD DO A VIDEO ABOUT HOW U JOIN TOGETHER ALL OF UR CREATIONS (WHICH R AWESOME!!😉) AND SHOW US UR LANDSCAPE/RAILROAD!!
dude ... the scene where you place the first fence down on your layout .... that scene looks soooo good like the static grass and stuff looks unbelievable !! nice video
Miniature anything is awsome!!!!!
Yay, metric scale! :D
genius as always Luke, thanks for sharing :)
No worries mate :) Glad you liked it
Those fences look so realistic, I will might use this tutorial for my upcoming NASCAR stop motion tracks!
Why have I never found this incredible channel
I dont have a railroad or any other model scenery and i dont know why i'm watching this - but this fence is amazing!
That fence was so cool!
This is great! I'm creating an HO scale layout of our historical downtown and one area needs a chain link fence. I like the wire version best and will use that one. Thanks for the tutorial.
Luke, as always a great how to video with an easy build.
Wow, you made this so easy!!!!!
I just LOVE the "cops catching you" at the begining!!!!!!
That looks perfect, very well done.
This is an awesome build!
Thanks for the video!
Your technology is so real and wonderful. I watch it many times.
Definetly making these. I am making a layout with a railyard so im going to place a lot of this fence around it.
dude, you're a magician!
That looks awesome
top tip from a completely different world of use ;) - to straigten the wire perfectly right away, hold one end with pliars while the other end is fixed into the centre of a drill chuck, pull slightly to add tention and then run the drill for 5-8 seconds. stop and release the pliars but don't let the wire slip and drop. Boom, instant super straight wire!
Congratulations!! very good work
Your videos are great, thank you for your great work and inspiration.
you can make styrene fence stronger a couple of ways. for round posts use long halve round stock, make full length horizontal and "chopped" verticals on one side, then full length verticals and chopped horizontals on the other side. For square posts draw pattern on 0.5mm sheet glue on 0.5mm posts and when dry cut out unwanted 0.5mm sheet.
Unbelievable work!!!! I love it!!!
I made chain link fence for my N scale layout using straight pins for posts, and wedding gown ribbon material for the fence.
The stuff you make is amazing! I can watch the same video over because it's so cool to me!
Some of the most convincing HO/OO chain link fencing I have seen. Excellent! I just wish my chosen period (1930's LNER) had chain link fencing, so I could try your methods.
To straighten the wire: Clamp one end as you did in this video. Take other end and put into the chuck of a drill. Twist wire at high speed for a few seconds. Et voila, perfectly straightened wire.
this dude has some wicked macro lenses
Great video.. fun to watch.... should have watched the whole thing before commenting.. wow.. the video gets even better!
It's almost frustrating how this guy makes it look so easy. Each video I see from him I almost leave home to go to the hardware store to buy all the stuff needed, then I realize I actually don't have enough empty place for those miniatures on my slot car track. I have to build a bigger room to my house, then a bigger a slot car track, then I could build this guy's miniatures. Hey Luke how about a tutorial on how to build a 50 ft. by 50 ft. extension to the house? ;-)
Even the shadow looks real!
Luke Towan, my friend ... thanks for show us your amazing techniques! Now I know how to get amazing and realistics fences. Really... thanks! :)
A tip. Fill the void in the cutters with RTV, let dry (3-4 days). Then use a razor to cut open the RTV with the cutting edge of the cutters (so that you have RTV on each jaw). This will keep your wire from shooting across the room. We use this in Aircraft maint.
Great video, can’t wait to try this out myself!
this dude is so talented.
Very cool. The final results are fantastic !!!
Very neat!
Metal screen would work quite well for a chain link fence
Thanks for this fabulous tutorial! I tried it today and it turned out great. Gonna use it for a Star Wars diorama :)
great video as always!
Awesome build Luke,thanks!
No worries John, glad you liked it
I don’t even make model scenery and I love watching your stuff man. Top notch
Only bloody brilliant ...... I bet you could do this full time :-)
These vids are hella relaxing
I wish I had the patience to do this. I have a grasshopper mind, I learn information quicker than I know what to do with so end up not sticking to anything.
I have watched a lot of your videos. I am just amazed at how talented you are you are a true artist. I am so happy to watch your videos they are very inspiring . Please keep making your videos and I promise I'll keep watching thank you God bless be safe