Add real rocks to your scenery

摘要

While attending the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Augusta, Maine, in the fall of 2016, my wife, Cheryl, and I had a chance to wander the hills and dales surrounding the former Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes RR. Some readers may recall I model the SR&RL in On30 [see Great Model Railroads 2020 - Ed] One thing we both noticed was that this area of Maine was very rocky. I've always believed that when recreating a prototype railroad, the model will look more authentic if it contains scenic features found on the real thing. With that in mind, we decided to add rocks similar to those we saw to the layout. I had also learned ages ago that it's often easier and more realistic to work with real rocks than cast-plaster replicas of them.