Basic Ground Cover and Scenery Techniques for Model Railroad Layout

I like doing my scenery from the ground up... so lets do it! In this video, we're going to be doing basic ground cover on a HO scale diorama. So hop on and check it out!

[@jdtmdsm]

Exactly what I needed to get started today also. I even have the same bottle from Hobby Lobby. Thank you!

[@jamesclark5268]

Just what I needed to get started today! Thanks.

[@gerlandkent6377]

[thank, you for youre great video]👍

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Enjoyed your latest video and liked thanks for sharing DD.

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Thanks very much for replying to my comment. That's the great part about the hobby sharing ideas and learning new ideas from other people to improve our Channel. Take care and stay safe DD.

[@bikerbrian6452]

Nice job

[@lesdcooper24]

How do you stop ground cover from cracking when dried?

[@themillrunandwesternmaryland11]

I'm sorry I'm not sure. Using this process, I've never encountered that problem ...yet. I do everything at once usually: glue, ground cover, i.p., and 50/50 water glue so it will all dry at the same rate. Not sure if that helps!

[@muffelmeierheinrich]

Have you noticed any shrinkage as the 50/50 glue mixture dries?

[@themillrunandwesternmaryland11]

Couple of thoughts on this: how thick is the scenery that you're gluing? You may be doing too much at once. And, what type of surface? I have done scenery on both plywood and foam board and never had a problem BUT I also paint the surface material first to prevent it from soaking up the IP and glue. Perhaps that has something to do with it as well.
Sorry if I'm not much help here.

[@muffelmeierheinrich]

@@themillrunandwesternmaryland11 Thanks for the quick response. Painting the surface before adding any texture or landscaping sounds like a good idea that should eliminate or minimize any shrinkage or warping. I'll try it out on a scrap/rest piece of foam.
My little project will be made entirely of foam and is intended to swim as it the harbor from the island of Wangerooge on the north coast of Germany. It has a narrow gauge railway, a docking area for ferries, a rescue boat and a ramp for cargo vessels. The overall length is around 3,6 meters and 1 meter wide, although all of the sections will all be 600cm long for transport. The sections all connect with magnets and aligning pins made of polystyrene, also all sections will be covered be polystyrene around the perimeter. The railway will not be powered, rather the train itself will be carrying a Lipo and a micro RC receiver. Just like all of the vehicles and vessels that operate on it.
I convert 1/87 scale cars and trucks to RC and recently started working on a landing craft ferry. Last year I got the chance to operate my vessel for the first time with another "micromodeller" in the model boat pond in Cuxhaven. He mentioned that now that I have a vessel, now I need a harbor. Just last month we met again and he was very encouraging for my idea of the harbor of Wangerooge. Search for the video Minihaven 2022, from mikromodell.eu
I am trying not to rush the project but I am certainly being confronted with materials and methods that I have never used before.

[@alextherailfan2269]

Hi

[@themillrunandwesternmaryland11]

Hi there! Thanks for watching!

[@Mike-pj1kv]

Hi.