To be a bit thriftier, I decided to build my own tunnel portals of the 2
mountain tunnels. I built them out of styrene plastic and to my own custom
size and specification so they fit my track and tunnels perfectly. I started
out by measuring the sizes that they needed to be, then made a scale drawing
on paper to show how I wanted them to look. I then traced templates which I
transferred to a sheet of foam board. I then cut these out and used the foam
mock-ups to ensure each portal fit the track correctly.
Once I verified how the portals looked with the foam mock-ups, I used the
same traced templates to cut the main portal shape out of styrene. To give
the portals their 3-D shape, I used a scrap piece of square wood doweling to
ensure each side was glued at a perfect angle.
I used a thicker piece of styrene for the top of each portal, leaving a
slight overhang. You can notice one of the large portals is flush on its
right hand side. This is because it will be butted up directly against the
backdrop.
I then added the final details. These included a decorative arch over the
portal entrance which wrapped around the portal itself. Wide footings were
also added to the base of each portal and a curved inner arch for the roof
of the portal was also added. The last thing will be to paint them, however
I’m not sure what colour they will be until I get further into my
scenery.
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Thank you very much for taking the time to share your work. It is very inspiring.
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