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Watching as I am also starting an indoor course build for the same scale range. Found some very interesting builds and ideas on the tube as well. Different materials and layouts to consider as you plan.
 
Watching as I am also starting an indoor course build for the same scale range. Found some very interesting builds and ideas on the tube as well. Different materials and layouts to consider as you plan.
I've been doing the same... watched a tons of videos and got great ideas... my challenge is that I am trying to build it for free (recycled wood etc) or very inexpensive and that's very tricky. This is what I have so far, all from free materials, this will eventually be the second level but I figured start here since is smaller. I'm currently building a spiral "staircase" for the trucks to go to this level... hope it comes out good!

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One of the guys was using cardboard boxes smashed into shape, hot glued to the base and covered with plaster cloth from a hobby store (pretty cheap). Once that dried he did a little spray paint and added sand before it dried. This is the basic route I think I will take. Also, the disposable tin pans from the dollar store can the configured with a little more detail under the plaster.
 
Progress so far

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4’x4’ with 3/8” plywood framed with 2x2s on 16” centers. Made to sit on saw horses or a folding table. Now to lay out the “rocks” and such.
 
It's literally 200 ft long and a 20 ft elevation change. Very quiet and unpopulated.
Color me green with envy. Whatever happened to that camp site you were playing with? I seem to remember you tossing some rocks around there.
 
Color me green with envy. Whatever happened to that camp site you were playing with? I seem to remember you tossing some rocks around there.
Closed for winter. Nice spot for the mini-crawler. I'll be back there in May.
 
Closed for winter. Nice spot for the mini-crawler. I'll be back there in May.
We finally got some snow here, like 8" on the ground, with piles that would be great to bash around on, but my kid won't be here til Friday. But I am betting the above freezing temps thursday and friday, along with rain friday is going to have it gone by the time my kid gets here friday evening 😡
 
One of the guys was using cardboard boxes smashed into shape, hot glued to the base and covered with plaster cloth from a hobby store (pretty cheap). Once that dried he did a little spray paint and added sand before it dried. This is the basic route I think I will take. Also, the disposable tin pans from the dollar store can the configured with a little more detail under the plaster.
I used cardboard boxes hot glued together and spray foam over that. You can cut to shape or leave as is, and paint as you see fit.
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Just something to look over when you guys working on the course. Mother nature has some pretty good ideas. Rounded sandstone is pretty easy to replicate.
I used to have pictures of railroad scenes that had cool scenery that I would try to mimic in my dioramas back in my 20's. Every pic you post would make a cool addition to a collection of references like that.
 
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