I just finished the scenery on a new board for Sweethome Alabama, in preparation for Nottingham show in under a fortnight. This entailed adding a 4ft extention to an existing short board and adds a river crossing to the layout. It took just under three weeks to complete from start to finish and included making the trees.

Although there are no turnouts on the board, the track in the foreground will eventually lead to a small asphalt plant, which will hide the left hand fiddle yard.

I'll start at the end with some photos of the finished scenery
















I still have the lighting rig and fascia board to build and the fiddle yard ro rebuild. The electrics also need attention

Jon

Another work of art Jon

Greenery master again! You reconciled me with small pony truss bridges... They look awesome!

Matt

Man that is looking great

Very nice work!

I really like the greenery, Jon, and the way the modelled scene blends so well with the backdrop. Did you make those eagles, or are they a commercial item?

Wayne

That's impressive, I love scenery like this....

I especially like the timber overpass - I have one still in kit form that intend to use on a module at some point.


Andrew

ezdays Wrote:That's impressive, I love scenery like this....

Impressive..?? It's more like "Fantabulossive"..!! Best scenery work I've seen anywhere...

Wayne - I made the eagles after the layouts first show at Newcastle where I had the pleasure of helping operate - it really is a superb job of modelling. There is a fifth one flying past further down the tree
Jack

Here is a potted progress over the last three weeks. The photos are pretty much self-explanatory.

















Jon

Jon, once again your variation of vegetation blows me away! I think that is what stands out the most to me in your Alabama layout. Most of us have a few types of trees in a few colors. You have a mix like the real world. Plus, the textures of products used are as varied as the colors. Nice work!

secondhandmodeler Wrote:Jon, once again your variation of vegetation blows me away! I think that is what stands out the most to me in your Alabama layout. Most of us have a few types of trees in a few colors. You have a mix like the real world. Plus, the textures of products used are as varied as the colors. Nice work!

Cheers, I used the trees on the photographic backscene as inspiration







Jon

That downgraded spur line is very nice. You dead vegetal debris along the track are quite realistic. What did you use?

Matt

Doctor Wayne asked about the eagles - it seems another had hatched it was "radio-tagged" by local conservationists, and left the area. It has apparently been tracked to Alaska

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