Blending in a Lionel Lighthouse's Base

I would elevate it on a piece or two of two inch foam, to start. Make it look rocky.

Pat, I would build up the area around the perimeter of the base with ceiling tile. The right of way would then appear to skirt a hillside. If the base is stiil above the top of the tile then I would use True Scene Fusion Fiber to smooth out the transition. I'm assuming your "water" is off the layout. Perhaps,you could model a rocky shoreline along the corner edges of your layout.

Dennis Brennan

I'd make a base that filled that corner .then using sculpta mold make some humps to simulate sand dunes feathering them to the light house base. mask off the light house and use Val-Spar textured paint in sandstone to give me a base. 50/50 white glue and real sand over my sandstone base. You could then use some foliage to simulate sand spurs and sea oates.

David 

I also have a lighthouse and it will be a main focal point of my layout.  I haven't done much scenery on my layout yet but my plan is to have the base sitting on 1 inch foam.  I will then have "sand" surround the the right side and back of the base, to make a beach.  The left side will be to the open water that leads to a channel to my harbor.  

It is hard to explain but will look very typical of great lakes light houses her in Michigan.  I plan on having this one of my frist areas to complete on my layout and will show some photos of my progress.  

Oh and you need to put a keepers house there too, I found that the MTH farmhouse looks great as a keepers house.  Since your from Ohio I assume you are modeling a "Great Lakes" light house.  

JDvev--

Thanks for the advice.  I can picture in my mind how you're going to use your lighthouse on your layout.

Sylvia doesn't know yet, but I'm going to ask her if she wants to repaint the lighthouse to look Nausett Lighthouse on Cape Cod (see below).  (I proposed to her in the surf below that lighthouse in 2004.)