[jackyickx53]

   

Don't we always want just that little bit more than we have room for?

   

This was rejected as too much straight.  I mean it's not by any stretch the "purple 220" from the old slot racing shops, but for my little basement, too much speed.  And not enough room for the pits I envisioned.



From bare boards (hollow core doors, actually) to the beginnings of scenery entailed discovering that the Perma-Scene people are out of business.  So I made my own "Perma-Scene" with hints from around the forums.  I combined paper mache, vermiculite, white glue, water, and brown acrylic paint.  It tends to mold unless you add an inhibitor, but a little spray from a mildew/mold cleaner like Tilex and it's fine.

After laying down the ground in sections, I added grass, dirt, gravel, and anything that model rail fans use.

It wasn't brain science or even rocket surgery, I just added stuff until I liked it.