01-16-2011, 11:34 AM
I think that plaster on screen is pretty easy to change, too. The "water" in this scene, along with most of the area under the structures was originally just a low spot in the scenery: a throw-away area for which I had no plan. When I decided on the scene shown, I simply mixed up a batch of Durabond and filled in the low area - some of that "water" is over 1" deep. 
![[Image: BarneySecordfliestheGrandValley--1.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/some%20water%20scenes/BarneySecordfliestheGrandValley--1.jpg)
High ground is pretty easy to change, too. The land under Wagner's Lumber is partly plywood (near the tracks) and partly plaster-on-screen (the higher area towards the backdrop). To "plant" the shed in the centre, I simply drilled holes for as many of the rear pilings as necessary in order to get it level. The shop/office structure on the left, in the rear, was built into the terrain by simply drilling a hole, then using a drywall saw to cut through the hardshell. The parts that were in the way were either removed or pushed down.
![[Image: Foe-toesfromfirstcd230.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/some%20layout%20views/Foe-toesfromfirstcd230.jpg)
My next alteration to the terrain will be when the Farmers Co-op grain elevator in the left distance is moved across the tracks and installed on the far end of the team track, in the empty field at far right. The team track will be extended, necessitating some judicious "hammer time"
to level the raised area with the fence posts and greenery.
This will then allow me to extend the siding on the left of the picture, right through the area where the elevator now stands, and ending just outside of Hoffentoth Bros.' coal yard (partially hidden by the elevator).
![[Image: BarneySecordfliestheGrandValley-ErieNorthshore028.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/Layout%20room%20tour/BarneySecordfliestheGrandValley-ErieNorthshore028.jpg)
Simply moving this one structure will allow me to re-arrange all of the customers on this siding, permitting better (and more plausible) road access to Hoffentoth's, and allowing a better way to hide the nearby backdrop. With that taken care of, the rest of the town of Elfrida will be much easier to organise and complete, paving the way for more layout construction. This area has had me stumped for some time.
The other roadblock to layout expansion is the field with the leaning elm, and all the associated fencing required to complete the scene.
Wayne
High ground is pretty easy to change, too. The land under Wagner's Lumber is partly plywood (near the tracks) and partly plaster-on-screen (the higher area towards the backdrop). To "plant" the shed in the centre, I simply drilled holes for as many of the rear pilings as necessary in order to get it level. The shop/office structure on the left, in the rear, was built into the terrain by simply drilling a hole, then using a drywall saw to cut through the hardshell. The parts that were in the way were either removed or pushed down.
My next alteration to the terrain will be when the Farmers Co-op grain elevator in the left distance is moved across the tracks and installed on the far end of the team track, in the empty field at far right. The team track will be extended, necessitating some judicious "hammer time"
to level the raised area with the fence posts and greenery. This will then allow me to extend the siding on the left of the picture, right through the area where the elevator now stands, and ending just outside of Hoffentoth Bros.' coal yard (partially hidden by the elevator).
Simply moving this one structure will allow me to re-arrange all of the customers on this siding, permitting better (and more plausible) road access to Hoffentoth's, and allowing a better way to hide the nearby backdrop. With that taken care of, the rest of the town of Elfrida will be much easier to organise and complete, paving the way for more layout construction. This area has had me stumped for some time.
The other roadblock to layout expansion is the field with the leaning elm, and all the associated fencing required to complete the scene.
Wayne