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Section: Scenery

Thin Branch Series: Build a river part 3B – Installing bridges

A bridge semi-built over a river.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Before he could pour the resin water on the layout, David needed to finish installing the bridges over the river. In Build a River Part 3B, he shows you the final steps for completing the the through-girder bridge and the pile trestle. To […]

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Thin Branch Series: Build a river part 3A – Resin water

David pouring resin water.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   The river for our Thin Branch layout is starting to take shape. In this installment, David mixes, tints, and pours the resin water. To see how he built the river and added the surrounding scenery, see parts 1 and 2 of the […]

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Thin Branch Series: Build a river part 1 – banks and bed

David pouring plaster.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Looking to add an impressive river scene to a layout? In part 1, David uses our HO scale Thin Branch project layout to demonstrate easy techniques for preparing river banks and bed. […]

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Thin Branch Series: Build a river part 2 – scenery layer

David laying sand with a spoon.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In part 2, David shows how he completed the landscape around the banks and river bed using a wet scenery technique, static grasses, and an application of sand for the river bottom. […]

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Thin Branch Series: Foam scenery part 3 – filling gaps

David smoothing gaps in scenery.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Once your foam scenery is in place, you need to smooth out the bumps and fill in the gaps. David shows you how he did just that on our Thin Branch project railroad, including putting on the base coat of paint. […]

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