How to Build a Christmas Village Platform
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Use plywood board as the foundation for your platform.wood image by Alex White from Fotolia.com
Spread your paint cloth outside and place the 3 feet by 4 feet plywood board on the paint cloth. Paint the board with white paint, moving your mini-roller back and forth over the board with steady strokes. Let the plywood board dry thoroughly. - 2
Stack and glue two styrofoam blocks.boxes image by Sergey Galushko from Fotolia.com
Stack the styrofoam blocks onto the board to test the height of your platform; you can make the platform shorter by measuring and cutting a level section from the top block with a sharp knife. Attach the 2 feet by 2 feet styrofoam block onto the middle of the plywood board with glue and let it dry. Attach the 10 inch by 10 inch styrofoam block onto the center of the first block with glue and let it dry. - 3
Drape the white material like snow.white silk image by NiDerLander from Fotolia.com
Drape a piece of 3 feet by 4 feet white material gently over the Styrofoam and onto the plywood, to give it the look of snow. Use glue to attach the material to the Styrofoam when needed to help the material hold it's drape. Stop draping the material about 8 inches from the edge of the plywood board; this is where the train track will be installed. Attach the edges of the white material to the plywood board with glue. - 4
Attach the train track with a screw driver and screws.toy train image by pearlguy from Fotolia.com
Install your train track around the perimeter of the painted plywood board, with one side of the track about 2 inches from the edge of the board. Snap each piece of track onto your oval layout to complete the track. Attach all of the track pieces onto the plywood by placing a screw into each track attachment hole and screwing it firmly into the plywood with your screwdriver.
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