The Scenery Manual

by Woodland Scenics

The Scenery Manual is the complete Woodland Scenics guide to creating life-like terrain, landscaping and scenic details for your model railroad, military diorama or architectural model. For the beginner or for the advanced hobbyist this book describes the products, the tools, and the foolproof methods used in creating natural settings in scale. No detail has been overlooked. Contains all the proven advise and inside tips for achieving craftsman quality results the very first time. But most important The Scenery Manual offers the confidence necessary to begin any miniature modeling project and finish it with pride.

Paperback

First published October 30, 1993

Reviews

[Jeff Lanter · Rating 3 out of 5]

As someone interested in learning more about how to make scenery/terrain, I had high hopes for this book but should have known better. It is budget priced for a reason and from the binding which does not work well to the lack of pictures, the book is just a little lacking. In theory, it tells you how to use different Woodland Scenic products and it does okay at this. The problem is that they have a Youtube channel that is free and much more useful because you can see exactly what is being done. In many ways, the Scenery Manual is just outdated and is not setup to succeed. For the book to work, it would need many more high quality pictures and step-by-step instructions. The information is good in here, but you have to work to understand and use it in a way that isn't fun. There are better ways of learning how to make scenery and I would not recommend this unless you're on a tight budget and even then I wouldn't recommend having too high of expectations.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is about 70% advertisement, and the remaining 30% is covered in better fashion in the Woodland Scenics YouTube videos (although they are pretty heavy on the product name dropping too). At least the YouTube videos are free - I can't believe how much they charge for this "manual" which should be a giveaway with purchases from WS.

[Darlene Burns · Rating 4 out of 5]

Purchased This for my husband who says it wad helpful in designing and building his garden railway