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Our 1926 Lionel Line Train

               Our 1926 Lionel Line Train                        She A Golden Oldie

How I Made Spanish Steps For Our Train Layout

       How I Made Spanish Steps For Our Train Layout The people in Glennanburg enjoy going up and down 160 steps in this mountain, they are very fit. The steps lead up to the town wall and up again to the wine festival area, there is another set of steps leading up to the war memorial, another set leads up to the farms, and yet another set of step leading down to the underground train station.           This is a photo of the set of steps that lead up to the Aussie                farms. Our train layout is very much influenced by our trips to and wonderful memories of Europe, England and some of our favorite places in Australia. Our steps are a reminder of the Spanish Steps in Rome. Although, our steps are not as wide as theirs. Theirs have 135 steps. Our first set of steps leading up to the town wall and the wine festival have 135 steps. For creating our steps I used some 3mm foam board. ...

How I Built A Mountain with Toilet Paper And PVC Glue

                      How I Built A Mountain with  Toilet Paper                             And PVC Glue  There are many techniques to use to cover your mountains and hills, like using plaster of paradise or paper Mache using paper and home made glue. I did give much consideration into using one of these two techniques, but the technique I finally decided to use, was toilet paper and PVC glue. And I am really glad I have. Because now it is finished, it is as hard as a rock but light like fibre glass. It was kind of funny at the time choosing this technique been as in this time when I had decided to start doing this, toilet paper was very hard to get and you had to que up to buy just one packet. And no I wasn't one of those people that had an abundance of it left over and needed to figure out how to use it...

Glennanburg Station In The Kings Valley

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.           ...