Ground Cover For Model Train Set Layouts

October 26, 2005

Sawdust can be an inexpensive material for making ground cover for a model train set layout. Buy some fabric dye from the supermarket or hobby store. Mix up the dye according to the directions and start adding your sawdust. Keep adding the sawdust until all the liquid is gone.

Then put the colored sawdust in a baking dish and put in a warm oven for an hour or so to dry it out. Once it’s dried and cooled, bag it up to store it until you’re ready to use it. You can apply it to the ground with white glue and to trees with spray glue or hairspray.