have different textures. I make my own ground cover out of an old
foammattress which I grind up with a manual meat grinder. I then
dye the ground foamwith clothing dye and highlight the terrain
with Woodland Scenics material.
Gustav:
Your scenery is superb and the backdrop is absolutely
remarkable. Both are colorful, vivid and imposing. In fact, the
backdrop doesn't necessarily assume a supportive role to the
trains. In some scenes the scenery and backdrop rival the trains
themselves.
Jim:
Guilty as charged. The backdrop was painted by my wife who
I mentioned is an artist. She actually painted the backdrop before
I built the layout. I initially painted a blue sky on the wall behind
13: Close-up of the Glasstetter coal yard. Glenn, the
driver, heads for his loaded truck.
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Jim Ferguson’s GN - 9
MRH-Oct 2013
