:welcome:A cheap or inexpensive way too make mountains is too use the "hard shell scenery" technique. This was first introduced some time in the 70's, by a gentleman named; Linn Westscott.(not sure on the"spelling") It involves the use of"hydrolcal." It is a lite weight casting plaster... When paper toweling is dipped into the water mixture, or applied. It forms a strong and light weight "hard shell". The color receptive shell requires oil paint washes,(earth tones; burnt-umber and such). I highly recommend, this technique for making mountains. Also: rock face castings may be added together with the rocky landscape that is normally found in these mountainous regions. I think this method for scenery was first called "ziptexturing." I greatly recommend this process for making mountains and things of that nature. If your layout is in the garage, once again I highly recommend this process.
The area I'm trying to represent. Here, may be washed to represent sand, stone, and gravel.Then, the actual material will not have to be employed micro waved to "kill" unwanted
outside pests, bugs, etc. ect. And Woodland Scenic offers water based earth toned color washes. As I had mentioned earlier;I'm planning too add pictures here at the forum. :stroke::ttiwwop: