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Instructions
Draft a layout on paper before you begin construction. Measure the space you will use and draw it out on a piece of paper with pencil. Sketch where you want your track to run and where you think you want to place buildings, mountains, waterways and other features. Doing this in pencil allows you to easily erase and move things around until you are happy with the results.
Lay down the cork roadbed when you begin to create your layout. This will show you where the track goes on your layout and allow you to build up the other parts of your layout around it.
Use the sculpting material to create mountains and other features in the selected areas of your layout. Allow the sculpting material to dry fully before adding ground cover and other items to these areas.
Spread glue with a paint brush on the layout surface and sprinkle ground cover over it to create the grass, dirt and other types of ground for your layout. Do small sections at a time to prevent the glue from drying before you can sprinkle the ground cover over the area.
Position the buildings in their chosen locations around your layout. Use the positions of these buildings to create roadways and parking lots with plaster. If you aren't sure you want to leave a building where you put it, do not secure it to the layout surface.
Paint the roadways and parking lots shades of black and gray and paint the yellow and white lines on them to create a more realistic look for your layout.
Glue trees, bushes, rocks, animals and other extras around your layout in appropriate locations. For instance, use trees, bushes, rocks and wild animals on the mountainsides and people figures near the houses and business buildings. Cars on the roads and in parking lots also add a realistic touch.
Set up road signs, railroad crossing gates and billboards along the roadways to give the impression of a real operating model.