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Re: How do a build a mountain?
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Tue, 18 Apr 2000 16:49:15 GMT
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We have a Styrofoam mountain in the NGLTC layout. Its made from the sheets
of pink home installation, Great stuff foam and a thin layer of sheetrock
putty (for texture). Also a few clone blocks were added as rocks to the
mountain to give it some LEGO kind of look. It works great and is very light
weight. I'm thinking of painting it a different color, it's kind of a
southwestern look currently. It has a flat top, and some flat ledges plus
room for a train track to go around the mountain. You can see some pictures
at:
http://www.ngltc.org/GRNBRG1999/Mvc-495x.jpg
http://www.ngltc.org/novgats/pics/image7.htm
http://www.ngltc.org/novgats/pics/image42.htm
http://www.ngltc.org/novgats/pics/image43.htm
http://www.ngltc.org/novgats/pics/image44.htm
Brendan Coughlin wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.town, Tobias Möller writes:
> > You can build your own mountain, that way you can have it flat at the top • and
> > have caves and other things. If you build it with newspapers and then • cover
> them
> > with a thivk layer of plaster, you can then file the plaster flat and • paint
> it.
> > Perhaps you'd like to add some texture too. The problem is, it won't look • as
> > good as the ones you can buy in stores (I don't know how good *you* are, • but I
> > made a mountain for a model railroad that looked *good*, but not • fantastic.).
> >
> > I made a space-scene once to shoot my space-models in:
> > m1.876.telia.com/~u87609425/hugo/index.html
> > Perhaps it helps.
> >
> > BTW, what's wrong with styrofoam?
> >
> > --Tobias
>
> You know, I was actually thinking about making one out of plaster! I've
> worked with plaster before so I know how to work with it. I'm not too sure
> how I could get the texture. The paint is the same way. I guess I would • just
> have to paint the entire thing brown. I think it would end up being • cheaper
> than BURP's. It would look more realistic. Since I have used non lego
> elements for the water, beach, grass, and roads, it would make sense that a
> mountain be made out of non lego elements. I was even going so far as to • get
> railroad trees instead of Lego trees, but that would end up being more
> expensive. That really is cool how you created the scenery for your space
> scenes. Great work!
>
> The styrofoam that I saw was the biggest piece of junk. First, it's so
> brittle. Second, the way they painted it looked horrible. Third, it was • SO
> TINY! I need a nice big one. Fourth, there was no flat top. If you can • find
> a decent styrofoam one, I'd love to see it!
>
> Brendan
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| (...) ...you used clone bricks!!! The horror!... Hmmmm, but better than defacing real bricks... and besides, the whole thing isnt 'pure' anyway. ...But seriously, I like the mountain. I've seen the pics before and had done a similar thing for model (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.town)
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| (...) WOW! Now that is a GORGEOUS mountain. I mean, no offense, but I wouldn't paint a mountain yellow. However, if that was brown, gray, and any other color it would look absolutely perfect. I'm sure it's extremely easy for you to describe it in (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.town)
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| (...) them (...) it. (...) You know, I was actually thinking about making one out of plaster! I've worked with plaster before so I know how to work with it. I'm not too sure how I could get the texture. The paint is the same way. I guess I would (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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