Hardshell
Make a frame, as above, using cardboard instead of screening. That is, build wooden supports and make a lattice or web of 1" wide pieces of cardboard over it. Staple the pieces down on the corners.
Hardshell: A scenery base made by dipping paper towels in plaster or using plaster-impregnated gauze and laying it over a light support structure like cardboard.
Hardshell
A technique for building scenery made by dipping paper towels in plaster and laying them over a temporary support structure, creating a rigid, self supporting form.
Head end cars ...
Hardshell - A scenery base made by dipping paper towels in plaster and laying them over a light support structure.
Head-End Cars - Any freight car which is coupled to the front of a passenger train.
Westcott's "L-girder" technique of building strong and lightweight benchwork to support layouts is widely followed in the United States today, largely because of its flexibility and economy, as is his "hardshell" method of building landscapes.
 See also: Layout, Track, Board, Scenery, Curve
  
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