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How-to Library: Turning Spaces into Places, Part 4

By Angela Cotey | April 18, 2019

| Last updated on January 11, 2021

Man standing next to multi-level train layout.

Modeler Gerry Leone standing next a model railroad layout.

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In Part 4, Gerry Leone really starts to cover some ground… or in this case, pink foam insulation board! Watch and learn how easy it is to transform stark construction materials into a natural-looking setting.

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