Scarpia's MINIVerse - Model Railroading

Test Layout 2

Work in progress

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Terrain

	So with the Fascia now on, it was time to fill this ugly hole that's been driving me nuts.
	I use the cardboard lattice work method, and here the first piece goes down. A special thanks to Craig at Dallas Model Works for his donation!
	I find it easier to hot glue one side first, than go back and do the other. Here the fascia side is glued
	And than the track side.
	More cardboard is woven in, and hot glued.
	After the cardboard, comes a quick base of masking tape. I was thinking about not using it for this, as I was going to immediately use plaster cloth, but this helps smooth the terrain out a bit.
	the tape is on.
	And plaster cloth. I like to cut mine into small strips, and work the edges first, than go back over the center.
	Once all of the plaster cloth was down, I waited about three hours for it to dry, and than hit it with my not-so-brown brown paint.
	While the paint was wet, I added (shook and blew) Woodland Scenic's Fine Turf "earth" on.
	Next up was a dusting of Scenic Express "Alpine Meadow" mix.
	And finally a very light dusting of Scenic Express "Cow Pasture" mix.
	An than it all got hit with a good coat of Isopropyl Alcohol, followed by a good soak of white glue and water mixture.
	There you go , the picture was missing something.
	Slowly but steadily, this test section is coming along.
	Back on the hill I had seen in Railroad Model Craftsman the idea of using a photograph to add distance to backgrounds. I did a quick search on the internet, and found this picture that fit.
	The color of the road is off, I need to darken it / blend it in.
	The photograph is just printed on plain paper, and buried with foliage to hid the top and side edges.
	Over all, it's not a bad effect, especially once I get the road darkened.
	More ground foam base in place, now down to the retaining wall.
	I felt the hill slope was a bit bare, so I added a path made of drywall filler (stained). One mistake here was a lack of a berm on the down hill side of the slope.
	gratuitous action shot!

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