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Table of Contents
Introduction
3
Kit Contents
3
Household Items Needed
3
Special Note
3
Track
3
Adhesives and Special Tools
4
Foam Tack Glue ............................................................... 4
Low Temp Foam Glue Gun and Glue Sticks .................... 4
Hot Wire Foam Cutter ...................................................... 4
Layout Overview
4
Begin Layout Assembly
5
Assemble Base Panels .................................................... 5
Track ..................................................................................5
Install Inclines and Risers
6
Install First Tier Inclines and Risers .............................. 6
Install Second Tier Inclines ..............................................7
Install Overpass .................................................................7
Test Track and Bridge ........................................................7
Tunnel Work
8
Plaster Cloth in Tunnel Areas ......................................... 8
Test Fit Track and Lay Track-Bed in Tunnel Areas ......... 8
Install Track and Ballast in Tunnel Areas ....................... 9
Place Foam Tunnel Portals ............................................. 9
Install Tunnel Walls ......................................................... 9
Tunnel Wall Dimensions .................................................. 9
Profile Boards
10
Cut Access Panels ........................................................ 10
Assemble Profile Boards ............................................... 10
Fill Corner Joints .............................................................11
Tunnel Roofs and Platforms
12
Tunnel Roofs .................................................................. 12
Platforms ....................................................................... 12
Test Fit Buildings .............................................................13
Road Foundation
13
Add Road Foundation .......................................................13
Wiring
13
Method 1 ........................................................................ 13
Method 2 ..........................................................................13
Add Plaster Cloth, Track-Bed and Track 14
Make and Place Newspaper Wads ................................ 14
Plaster Cloth .................................................................. 14
Test Track ...................................................................... 15
Lay Track-Bed ................................................................ 15
Install Track .................................................................. 15
Rock Castings, Terrain and Tunnel Portals
16
Make Rock Castings ...................................................... 16
Install Rock Castings .................................................... 16
Color Rocks ................................................................... 17
Color Terrain .................................................................. 17
Color and Install Tunnel Portals ................................... 17
Plaster Cloth Sides of Layout
18
Add Road System
18
Mark Roads and Streets ..................................................18
Install Hydrocal Inclines at Rail Crossings .................. 19
Make Roads and Streets ............................................... 20
Add Curbs, Sidewalks and Foundations ....................... 20
Paint Roads, Streets, Sidewalks and Foundations ....... 21
Detail Gravel Roads .............................................. 21
Ballast Track
21
Landscape
22
Low Ground Cover ......................................................... 23
Medium Ground Cover ................................................... 23
High Ground Cover ........................................................ 24
Paint Sides of Layout
25
Finishing Touches
25
Drybrush Turf ................................................................. 25
Flyspecking.................................................................... 25
Adding Additional Landscape Material ......................... 25
Buildings and Details .................................................... 25
Other Possibilities ......................................................... 26
A Final Word .................................................................. 26
Products
27
MODELING AND CARE INFORMATION
Clean up spills immediately with warm, soapy water. Take care
to cover project area and clothing appropriately.
CAUTION:
We do not recommend using Plaster Cloth
or Casting Plaster for body casts as it may irritate skin and
develop heat sufficient to cause burns. Do not take internally.
Tools recommended. Use with care.
This item is not a
Children’s Product and is
not intended
for use by Children.
Conforms to Health
Requirements
of ASTM D4236
