So Many Different Types Of  Foliage Trees and Shrubs           Over the years we collected some trees and some flocking and when it came time to place the foliage on the mountain I realized that I didn’t have enough. I didn’t have enough to cover even a third of the top of the mountain, nor did I have enough variety for what I wanted to do. And when I looked online at the prices of everything and knowing how much I might need I decided I would have to make all the foliage. And it really wasn’t to expensive at all. It did take a little time to make though. I would find that I would make approximately 20 trees and shrubs and that would take about 3 to 4 days to make and then I would place them and then it would be making another lot the next week. For a while there it was all I seemed to be doing. But it did pay off and we think it made it look so much better and more original. Here are some of the types of foliage I had to make. I will be expla...

                                                                           Painting The Train Layout                                                Last week I shared with you which method I used to build our train layout mountain. This week I am sharing my next step and that is how I painted our mountain. First you have to consider what colour tones and what style of rocks you are wanting to achieve. Like I said last week I was wanting a couple of different styles based on an area not far from us around Tooborac. But there are also different colour’s of slate rocks or even the sand stone look. A lot of the rock faces that I hav...

Welcome to Glennanburg in the Kings Valley. Come with me and follow I on this train layout/diorama construction journey as I share with you the different technics that I have used, and why I have used them and the tricks, tips, and bloopers of them.  Some of the things that I will share with you on this train journey are the type of technic that I found the strongest and easiest way to make the mountains. And how I painted it.                 Explore this amazing town wall building and sharing with you it hidden place to explore. Join us all here Glennanburg to celebrating the Glennanburg wine festival. They also have a Glennanburg Beer Festival along with a few other festivals.                                       I will share with you how I made all these trees from String.           ...