This week having got everything i need working for now.

finished control panel

ive looked at making a start on scenery.Im starting on the end ,engine shed board for now.Looking at it a while i decided to push the background board back a tad to make the hill over tunnel a little better looking.The background board is detachable anyway to allow the board to fold up,so moving the stops back a little still works ok and im making hill detach in two pieces aswell.

The foundations of the hill section was made out of bits of foam core i had laying about. to this we started (HEY ! my nearest and dearest helping )adding cardboard formers.Also glued the retaining wall in place with contact adhesive.They are old Graham Farish ones made from vac formed plastic ,my dad bought them back in the late seventies.I have recovered them in scalescene brick paper and put a false back wall out of card so could lean them back and keep back wall vertical.

bare bones hills

Along the way had a little extra help if a little unwanted lol

Little helper

Today put the hillside on table and using newpaper scrunched up and masking tape covered the card formers.Also added a couple of rock faces make from a mold using expandable foam.

Next we added strips of newspaper dipped in 50/50 mix PVA/water and covered the hill in two layers. Once that has dried overnight will add a layer of neat PVA and white tissue before painting.

Im hoping this works out ok as not tryed this method before.Didnt want to use modrock as trying to keep it as light as possible.The rock faces will be blended in with some filler.

Hope fully will get a little more done tomorrow.