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LOOK AROUND YOU. CREEKS ,RIVERS, LAKES, TREES, WEEDS, ROADS, HOMES, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, SKY! MANY EXAMPLES OF YOUR FAVORITE SCENERY IS JUST OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR. TAKE PICTURES, GATHER SUPPLIES, AND PRACTICE ,PRACTICE ,PRACTICE. LOOK CLOSELY AT HOW EVERYTHING IS IMPERFECT, BROKEN ,CRACKED, CROOKED, RUSTED, STAINED, BUMPY, UNEVEN. VARIETY IS THE KEY TO REALISM! NATURE ABHORES A STRAIGHT LINE! ALMOST ANY CLOUD, ROCK OR  SURFACE FORMATION CAN HAPPEN IN NATURE. NO COLOR IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. USE YOUR IMAGINATION, REMEMBER, THIS IS OUR HOBBY, HAVE FUN!

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Originally Posted by Paul Kallus:

Realistic looking mountain formations are the hardest for me, and I've yet to read an article in the past 15 years that spells out in detail how to accomplish building great mountains, exception being Rich Battista's fantastic mountains and video on how he did it. I still don't have the confidence I can do it. 

Current issue of O Scale Trains has an excellent article that provides a step-by-step explanation on creating very credible mountain scenery.

 

Confidence is only obtained by trying and practice.  Go for it, learn "how-to" byt doing, and you will be surprised at how easy it can be done.

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