Does anyone have an example of scratch built tunnel/mtn on a Carpet RR?

Rail Reading  - Please look at my Movable Foam and Plaster cloth mountain/tunnel on the LAYOUTS forum. This can be moved anywhere. Light and solid. Completely free standing

Larry3railtrains

Calgary, AB

I have built many for myself and others in modular fashion w/full interior tunnel walls or just vignettes. Some are foam some are foam and paper/cardboard shell, all are coated and detailed w/joint compound and latex paints. Here are a few some are "keyed" into layouts but come totally off. Check my video out and look at lift up mountain midway thru.(although not complete yet)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG5qv-mUv40

Yes, I have a home-made tunnel on my carpet railroad.  I'll find some pictures and post them soon.

My tunnel was mainly designed to hold my ZW, 180 watt bricks, and Tripp Lite surge protector.  It keeps them off the floor and partially hidden for photo taking.I built a rock wall and tunnel with pink foam sheet.  My tunnel isn't angled because I didn't have enough room between tracks.  It is separate from my rock wall, but blends right in.

Here is a video that shows them. 

Some photos of the build follow.

Using scrap pieces of MDF, I made a basic support that spanned the track I wanted it to and made it big enough to hold the ZW and bricks.  I attached 1" thick pink foam that was high enough to partially hide the ZW.

With a steak knife, I randomly pried out pieces of foam to get a rock look.  The pink foam is three separate pieces.  The seam was filled in with SheetRock.

I primed the whole thing with a gray interior latex paint.  The next day I slathered it with a mix of water and Raw Umber craft paint.

Here the Raw Umber is being applied over the gray coat...

Once everything was dry again, I dry-brushed with antique white craft paint, to bring out the edges.

I don't have a picture of it, but the tunnel is lined with layers of 1" pink foam cut to follow the curve.

Keith, great job on monster tunnel/mountain. super concept, thanks for sharing

Hi,

This is the first thing I ever built for model trains.  It was for my twins' model train layout given to them as a gift for Christmas last year.  Built it on a cardboard base knowing it would be moved one day.  It accommodates a double main line up to 054 curves (outer main runs over 3 1/2 feet from entry to exit).  Interior is made from one rock mold and foam plastic (I bought the chemicals to make my own foam plastic).  Exterior is WS plastercloth atop cardboard with crumpled newspaper.  Oh, and the portals I custom made too (didn't see any that would accommodate the size of the tunnel opening).  Cut the shape out of typical white styrofoam that I laid a layer of joint compound over.  Painted them red and right before they were dry, scored the brick mortar lines into them.

It's now sitting atop a box of ceiling tiles, waiting to be placed on our "permanent" layout (as soon ceiling is done and I decide whether to use traditional cookie cutter or WS Subterrain foam riser incline/decline system - don't mean to hijack this thread but want to decide which way to go asap and would totally appreciate all advice/inputs pros/cons about the WS foam subterrain incline/decline system on the thread I created in this forum - thanks!!!).

Thanks,

Peter

My layout is a carpet layout!  See :

https://ogrforum.com/d...153#8610368382864153

I have a permanent layout, but I often build removable scenery so that I can work on it off of the layout.

Thanks guys!

I was doubtful that this was being done, and you've given me some good ideas.

I wish I could envision/imagine scenes better.  If I have any creativity at all, it seems not to be in this area.

Anything I come up with (it won't be quick), I'll share.

  --Joe