Scenery with Woodland Scenics - create a diorama
To help you with your basic scenery needs, look no further than the Woodland Scenics range to provide hours of scenic modelling fun! Whether you are looking to detail and improve an existing layout or diorama, or start a brand new project from scratch, the Woodland Scenics range of model scenery products offer everything you need to build a layout, diorama, display or other project from base to landscape.
Woodland Scenics has put together this step by step guide to creating a diorama, as pictured above, to show how easy and enjoyable it is - with video tutorials for each stage of the process. Apart from the buildings featured, this entire diorama has been achieved by using only Woodland Scenics products.
If you would like to add a building, or two, then take a look at the OO gauge ready made buildings range here, TT:120 Gauge range here, or the N gauge range here.
Step 1: Form Your Base
C1178 Woodland Scenics Shaper Sheet 9in x 72in
C1180 Woodland Scenics Shaper Sheet Plaster 1/2 Gal
C1215 Woodland Scenics Earth Colour Kit
C1271 Woodland Scenics Talus Medium Buff 
nd Scenics Layered Rock 5in.x 7in. Rock Moulds
C1202 Woodland Scenics Mold-A-Scene Plaster
Choose between:
C1140 Woodland Scenics Surface Ready Rocks
or
C1231 Woodland Scenics Surface Rocks 5in x 7in Rock Mould
Click here for instructional videos by Woodland Scenics, on:
Shaper Sheet
Ready Rocks
Modelling Rock Formations
Earth Colours.
Shaper Sheet
Applying Shaper Sheet Plaster to Woodland Scenics Shaper Sheet.
Adding Rocks
Add rocks & terrain before applying your Earth Colours Liquid Pigments base colour.
Step 2: Add Colour & Dimension
T44 Woodland Scenics Fine Turf Burnt Grass 18cu.in bag
T64 Woodland Scenics Coarse Turf Medium Green 18cu.in bag
S191 Woodland Scenics Scenic Cement 16oz
FC683 Woodland Scenics Clump-Foliage Medium Green 55cu.in
F51 Woodland Scenics Foliage Light Green 60 sq in
Click here for instructional videos by Woodland Scenics, on:
Easily Model Realistic Ground Cover
Fine Turf
Course Turf
Blended Turf
Bushes
Scenic Cement
After sprinkling on your base layer of turf lightly spray with Scenic Cement to fix in place.
Step 3: Further Your Realism
CW4510 Woodland Scenics Clear Deep Pour Water
CW4520 Woodland Scenics Turquoise Water Tint
C1212 Woodland Scenics Water Effects 8fl oz
FS639 Woodland Scenics Field Grass System Static King
FS629 Woodland Scenics Field Grass System Plant Hues
T48 Woodland Scenics Field Grass System Flowers in 4 colours
FS646 Woodland Scenics Field Grass System Accent Shakers
FS645 Woodland Scenics Field Grass System Spray-Tac
C1288 Woodland Scenics Fine Buff Gravel
C1289 Woodland Scenics Coarse Buff Gravel
TR1102 Woodland Scenics Tree Kits 3" - 5" with 3 shades of foliage
S195 Woodland Scenics Hob-e-Tac Adhesive 2fl oz
Static Grass Light Green (available in 2, 4, 7, & 12mm lengths)
Click the following links for instructional videos, by Woodland Scenics, on:
Deep Pour Water Clear Water Tints
Surface Waters - Create Movement Effects
Static Grass - The Field System
How to Accent Tufts of Grass,Model Realistic Flowers
Model Gravel Roads
Modelling Trees
The Water System
The Water System has been designed to model all bodies of water and their features.
Making Trees
Making trees is fun with Realistic Tree Kits - simply bend and twist the armature, apply Hob-E-Tac to the branches and dip in foliage to make your tree.
Final Touches
Final touches (such as static grass, trees, flowers and foliage) bring the scene to life.
To see all of the Woodland Scenics Range we stock please click here.
Whatever you choose to create - have fun! Remember to send in your layout or diorama during construction and/or the finished article - we would love to see it!
