Backscene painted
Over the last couple of days, it being half term and all, we have been doing some detailing on our non-shunting microlayout, which is doubling as the DCC test/programming track. In addition we have got the NCE powercab up and running, ready for some decoder programming. Everything looks a little bit messy at the moment. The backscene got a coat of paint from a Delux tester paint pot. It looks about right I think, although I might blend the bottom of the backscene with a dose of white misting. However, for £1.35, this is certainly a cheap backscene and I hope pretty effective.
And a little landscaping started
We also got out a roll of plaster bandage and did the landscaping for the layout. The hill which the tunnel is set into has been landscaped, as has the front portion of the layout. At the front of the layout is drop in the topography, an attempt to replicate the lower floodplain of the River Caen. The start of the landscape was some paper mache, with the plaster bandage laid over the top.
The layout is now fully operational, with the next job to paint the track. The little platform is also finished and is ready to glue to the layout. I am not entirely happy about concrete stanchions on the base of the platform so I might tweak these,before gluing it down. Hopefully, I will put up a post of the platform later next week,but all in all progress is being made.
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