O Gauge layout scenery Kimington Quay Phase 2

The detailing of the some of the basic scenic elements for the layout have continued over the last week, focusing on the diary and platform end boards. The scenic detailing tasks were to add some static grass to the areas surrounding the track bed, platform, dairy platform and sidings, blending this into the modelling already undertaken on the curved board. A very enjoyable Saturday and Sunday were spent applying  these scenic details, dabbing down glue and layering in some basic grass and bushes.

View looking down the layout, past the platform and towards the diary siding.

I am no expert in undertaking layout scenery but one of the things I wanted to avoid was large blocks of homogenous grass colour, especially as the detailing approached the the quay masters cottage and runs along the edge of the platform. The area between the platform and the quay wall was an attempt to model some ground that has been reclaimed by nature, as part of the run down of the railway network in the 1970s. There are some more brambles and shrubs to add, but these extra bits can wait until the water at the front of the layout is finished and the backscene has been fixed in place.

The area in the front of the platform is an attempt to model some ground reclaimed by nature.

The variation in the ground cover after the quay wall is just about visible in this photo.

In the fictional world of my model railway the diary is still in business throughout the 1970s, although the siding for the short diary platform is somewhat rundown and overgrown. I used a different colour grass for the siding, trying to replicate newer growth.

The diary platform and area surrounding the quay masters cottage.

I really like this view of the layout - looking back towards the platform from the quay masters cottage. It has the feel of the openness of the railway, whilst looking very down at the heel, befitting the 1970s.

The transition from the quay wall to the platform is staring to get there. I now need to add in a fence or two....

Overall I am really pleased with the scenery so far. The really big messy jobs are now finished. So this weekend, I am going to try to put down the water in the quay and once that is done, I am going to attempt to add the backscene in a couple of weekends time. I have also started to play with the arrangement of a few scenic elements in the area of the quay masters cottage. There will be an information board (not yet built) alongside a telephone booth, post box and street lamp. These elements will need to wait until the backscenes are in, when I can move onto the next stage of detailing.

Some of the details plonked down at the quay masters cottage. These items need to be toned a little and then glued in place.