Before adding a railway crossing to my layout, more experience was needed. This triggered the construction of a small industrial diorama. This diorama would add a first experience of road and railroad crossing construction and building painting. The construction was straightforward: wooden base, white plaster for the road, static grass and an old building I…
Month: September 2025
Making a wire tree
I started by using garden wire. To create the structure of the tree. Then the structure is covered with modpodge mate glue. I sprayed the top with glue and added some grass to act as a small branches, it did not work as expected. Everything was then painted with airbrush. I ended up gluing coarse…
Railway crossing internal circle
The internal circle railway crossing is made with the same process as the one of the external circle.
Railway crossing external circle
The external loop had a “dirt road” and a tunnel entrance that needed some improvement. After removing the dirt and cleaning, plaster was used to make a more leveled countryside road. Using a knife and an old wagon ensured clearance on the rails. Once the plaster is dry it is painted, ballast added to the…



