Author: various authors
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Co.
Published: 1997
ISBN: 0-89024-095-7
Pages: 116
Cost: $15.95

This book is really just a collection of articles from the Model Railroader magazine issues that went before the published date.

Chapter	Page	Title / Description
1	2	Forms and Shells
		Plaster-gauze scenery, easyshell scenery.
2	6	Rocks
		Creating rock molds from real rock. Casting a rock wall using plaster and a form made from aluminum foil.
3	12	Ground Textures
		Felt grass and weeds. Modeling a bog. Modeling snow. Modeling a slough. Modeling prairie grass using fake fur.
4	26	Bushes and Trees
		Modeling corn using asparagus fern. Creating a fall scene. Creating bushes using poly fiber. Creating large pine trees from artificial Christmas trees. Furnace filter forest. Making large, broad-leaf trees. Making evergreen trees from bumpy chenille. Making flat background trees. Building a zap-texturing machine for foliage and ground cover.
5	44	Water
		How to model water. Modeling water with acrylic gloss medium. Sponge modeling. Modeling rapids, rushing water, and waterfalls.
6	57	Scenic Detailing
		Improved line poles. Making signs for structures. Copying a prototype scene as far as background scenery is concerned. Weathering yards. Detailing sidewalks. Using mirrors. Modeling the desert.
7	82	Buildings
		Giving depth to printed background structures. Modeling with photo prints. Using photo prints inside buildings. Building flats as background structures. Creating urban scenery.
8	95	Backgrounds and Backdrops
		Using mirrors for backgrounds. Build a backdrop collage. Painting your own backdrop. Using smaller-than-modeled scale buildings in the background. Modeling an industry that isn't there.