Rainbows in the Lehigh Valley Gorge

[TMo]

I also added some "brown stuff" to overlay over the brown paint and some of the rock areas, and I'm about ready to add some "green stuff" over that layer later tonight.  

   

The green stuff's nothing more than chopped up moss and the like that I'll glue in a hodgepodge manner over the rocks and brown stuff.  Next layer will be some shubbery (rhododendron and mountain laurel-looking stuff) before getting to the addition of foreground trees. Since space is limited for getting hands and other parts of my body in there to work, I'm only focusing my attention at the moment on the areas behind the bridge.  I'll then do a full rinse and repeat when the deep parts are complete. 

The "tannish" streak running from the right of the right abutment toward the middle of the shot is that ballast I put down for the CNJ mainline.  It will fade off into the distance and get covered by trees and shrubs as it progresses back behind the bridge.  Another "selective scaling" thing that I've incorporated into my scenery, which I think is something to consider in every scenery project - how can you convey the feeling of much vaster space on a model railroad layout?  Backgrounds help, layering helps, use of color, texture, changing angles of view, working with scale - all are important.  When it works, it's magic, but it may take much trial and error.  My suggestion is to try things and always be willing to scrap what you've got and start over.