Now and then I like to revisit a bit of the layout if it isn't quite working for me. Although I was pleased with this culvert scene when I finished it, over time it began to nag at me that the arrangement of bridge, retaining wall and culvert in such close proximity was a little contrived ...

In addition there was something about the general lay of the land on the embankment to the right of the culvert which didn't entirely convince ... as well as seeming to get in the way of all of the good camera angles. I was also unhappy about the contour of the fascia board framing this scene, so if I was going to change one I might as well change the other ...

Over the weekend I removed the culvert (intact, so it can be re-used elsewhere if the need arises) and rebuilt the landform to give a more gentle transition from the bridge to the embankment. In doing so, I decided to lose the ability to swap out this area of scenery (it had been removable orginally) as the options for doing anything very different seemed a bit limited anyway. There's also the question of the march of time - the whole module has taken far longer than originally planned, and I'll be happy just to be able to swap the railway infrastructure of platforms and buildings, without worrying too much about the surrounding scenery.

It's not a dramatic difference but when looking at the module as a whole, the landforms seem to flow more naturally. Now to crack on with adding fences and smaller details.