In this video, my brother and I show you how we made our mountain and tunnel for our layout. First time using plaster cloth.
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@cuppajoe24 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Finally found a style of making mountains that i like!
@MMRails4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed.
@dacuzzz8 жыл бұрын
hi Matt.. i use the same exact method to do my mountains... awesome vid... i like the shack on the mountain.. thanks for sharing.. vinny
@MMRails8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Vinny. My brother and I are excited to see how this progresses. -Mark
@PeterCPRail87487 жыл бұрын
Mark nice work on the tunnel and mointains, I like what you did with locking mechanism, simple but nice, well dome.
@MMRails7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter.
@TheasChristmasVillages Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! I've been building temporary Christmas villages for many years using this method of building mountains and cliff sides using plaster cloth. I notice that when dried, your plaster cloth still had many little holes which plays havoc when applying paint. The trick is to keep adding moisture to your fingers, and keep spreading the plaster in the cloth until all the holes are gone. Takes more time, but the end result is much smoother. Other than that, great job! I hope to build a corner tunnel like yours this year! 👍
@MMRails Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for the tip. It was my first time using plaster cloth. I hope you post your progress and end results.
@riondoesthings19883 жыл бұрын
Found this very interesting and very helpful thanks for sharing!
@MMRails3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
@GoViaorgohome8 жыл бұрын
great work. Love that access panel. keep it up
@MMRails8 жыл бұрын
Thanks. A nice VIA train would look like running by that mountain. To EBay! -Mark
@GoViaorgohome8 жыл бұрын
We should all have a via or 2
@MMRails8 жыл бұрын
+Go/Via/orgohome Speaking of which, I'm pretty sure I found that custom Telus loco on EBay. $350.
@GoViaorgohome8 жыл бұрын
+M&M Rails yaaaa I wouldn't charge that much though.
@2012Bougie2 жыл бұрын
Very cool Mark!!
@MMRails2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@pacbeltrr386 жыл бұрын
Very good "how I already did it" video, the mountains and Cabin! That was a nice touch. But OMG! You were so savage to that poor dog!! I can still hear him crying. You told him to not come in the Layout Room... HOW could you, you MONSTER!!!! 😱😜😊 LOL I'm sure that the little guy was fine, and I just subbed. Carmine 🚂
@MMRails6 жыл бұрын
PacbeltRR Thanks for your sub and comment. Looks like you binge watched a bunch of them. I love my dog and kicking him out of the train room is an ongoing gag. Some don't appreciate it and I understand that. He's treated very well once the camera if off. Out of context it looks like I'm a bully for sure. Thanks again for all the comments. -Mark
@pacbeltrr386 жыл бұрын
M&M Rails - I can tell he's well treated. I was being tongue-in-cheek about the one commenter.... I've been in this Hobby for over four decades, and still learning new tricks. Enjoy your build, and welcome to DCC!! Carmine 🚂
@SMTMainline6 жыл бұрын
I want to add a third semi folding table to my layout with mountains similar to the ones in this video, I just need to create a good enough pitch to convince my parents...
@MMRails6 жыл бұрын
Scrumptious Model Trains Here’s your pitch: Bigger layout will increase subscriptions. More subs mean making money. More money means you can buy your own stuff and better gifts for them. It’s an investment. It also keeps you out of trouble.
@SMTMainline6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic plan, I will just have to be really vague on the channel's monetary capabilities i.e. "It will be able to purchase lots of food" (pop rocks) "and lots of household supplies" (rubber bands)or(paper clips) but those always seem to go missing, no idea who is taking them...
@thebellboy31964 жыл бұрын
@@SMTMainline did it work?
@EmeraldKnight46115 жыл бұрын
“No dogs in the train room” I chuckled at that
@MMRails5 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you found the humour in it, some didn’t. Love my dog.
@kargandarr4 жыл бұрын
Sections of drop-ceiling tiles can also be used as a means of constructing landscape in a train layout.
@MMRails4 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I would have never thought of that. Thanks for the tip!
@eriesurfer106 жыл бұрын
while its wet you can run fingers over the cloth to try to fill holes. when you paint the cloth and add scenic grasses it fills over the cloth holes and all. watch model railroad magazines you tube video
@MMRails6 жыл бұрын
eriesurfer10 Thanks for the tip. I hope to one day finish this scene.
@DaveCoTrains8 жыл бұрын
It's really coming a long. Nice video!
@MMRails8 жыл бұрын
Thank you. And thanks for the sub! -Mark
@DaveCoTrains8 жыл бұрын
+M&M Rails No problem! Kris has been recommending your channel and I finally got around to checking it out. I see you're local as well. Maybe we'll all have to meet up some time.
@derekalexander4030 Жыл бұрын
Great jog on the tunnel and access hatch but I have a question. How the hell did you get the invisible paint off of the mountain? They don’t make an invisible paint remover and it was obvious that everyone else knew they didn’t make it because everyone I asked made it really CLEAR that they don’t have it and then they wouldn’t help me anymore. Crazy!
@MMRails Жыл бұрын
Lol. Clear, funny. Fun fact, my brother and I kept the invisible paint on the mountain. We figured no one would see it. CLEARLY someone did. I hope the new owner added some real paint and scenery.
@babs14506 жыл бұрын
Hello from Florida I still don't understand why more people don't try to use a cheaper Styrofoam. Also, Great stuff in a can is just as fast and can be used for filling gaps, cut and shaped with whatever. Also, try using cheese cloth and your own plaster mix. Go easy on the great stuff, use it just like glue. It's a better bonding agent. When finished with the main, Paint with Flat brush on primer. I just think that most of us feel that scenery is the most time consuming. If there's a short cut, that's my ticket. Another point, Try a small air brush for detail color and while the paint is still wet, if you are looking for a stone finish, use colored sand at the application point.
@MMRails6 жыл бұрын
Peter Lass Thanks for the tips Peter! Still not sure when I’ll get to the scenery and how I’ll do it. I’ll take your advice into consideration. -Mark
@Tinfoil.Hatter Жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt..you sound like that dude Cain from Robocop 2
@MMRails Жыл бұрын
Lol
@katarachannel6478 Жыл бұрын
Salam kenal ka dari pemula
@MMRails Жыл бұрын
😄👍🏻
@eriesurfer106 жыл бұрын
I got a new loco at a yard sale and it worked, til it got to a corner, then I noticed one of the trucks had a wheel missing! out $20 and don't know how to repair it. got 4 locos non working. sigh. might just make a layout with no train. more fun!
@MMRails6 жыл бұрын
eriesurfer10 I bring mine to my local hobby shop. They fix em up nice and nice. It costs money, but it's repaired well. Good luck!
@Rafe09214 жыл бұрын
What if you made it so part of the mountain could come off and the top of the tunnel could come off?
@MMRails4 жыл бұрын
Possible. It’s a moot point now. I sold it years ago.
@2012Bougie2 жыл бұрын
Wow that was 5 yrs ago?
@MMRails2 жыл бұрын
Haha, yep. Did this show up in your recommended? It’s my most popular video for some reason.
@freshpack8928 Жыл бұрын
On the risers why not just use masking tape? It’s smoother, cheaper , and you will be covering it anyways? I see everyone doing it the way you did . I am almost at the stage where I will be doing this . I thouht the tape seals it and gluing the track would add the rigidity.
@MMRails Жыл бұрын
To be honest, I just followed what the tutorial video said to do. :) Try the tape and let me know how it goes. Might be tricky on the curves. Good luck!
@freshpack8928 Жыл бұрын
@@MMRails will do. The risers are already smooth and true . I don’t think you need the rigidity but I will find out in a couple of weeks. I will probably use the plaster cloth on the sides of the track but def not under it.
@robertschworm60366 жыл бұрын
Do not paint over plaster cloth with holes in the plaster. the paint will suck in. Use drywall compound to skim over the surface to remove all holes first.
@MMRails6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert. Someone else gave me that tip as well. One day soon I'll use the compound to not only cover the holes, but too make some rock faces too. If it doesn't turn out, I'll put a stick of dynamite in the mountain and create a volcano.
@zorbathegreek1924 жыл бұрын
I've found using a paint brush is better than fingers!
@MMRails4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip! Cleaner too :)
@alyssagermaine14753 жыл бұрын
Hello! Where did you buy your styrofoam?!
@MMRails3 жыл бұрын
Home Depot
@jacjac57618 жыл бұрын
Nice
@MMRails8 жыл бұрын
Thanks! And thanks for the sub. -Mark
@jhitt796 жыл бұрын
When leaving "the shack": watch that first step!
@MMRails6 жыл бұрын
jhitt79 Erosion. There used to be a nice rock path to safely exit but with the train passing everyday it slowly shook the rocks loose. How's that for a backstory?
@jhitt796 жыл бұрын
M&M Rails those greedy railroad tycoons don't care about nothin' buildin' their track right through the front yard.
@chriskilla2476 жыл бұрын
I need help on my mind My is very difficult
@MMRails6 жыл бұрын
Vw bug Kid There are lots of videos out there to help you. Good luck! I'd love to see your progress.
@pacbeltrr386 жыл бұрын
There's many good videos to help you with your mind. It's not too difficult.
@chriskilla2476 жыл бұрын
I know how to do it it just mine is not that easy
@apmazurka5 жыл бұрын
Hey M+M check out what I got Going ON.
@MMRails5 жыл бұрын
I did! That's a lot of foam. It's going to be nice though when you're done.