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It's always messy work st this stage, but it looks like you've got a good basic framework and some good looking strata to the rocks, etc., and the lay of the land planned will work well there I think. Nice structures and positions, too.
Nice work on your layout so far.
I have used real rocks and pieces of coal on my layout in the past. The rocks I picked up are from the northeast area around Hamburg PA and up in the mountains along route I-81 near NY state. The coal is anthracite coal from Pennsylvania near Hamburg.
I put the rocks along the tracks, sometimes small ones in between tracks, to make it look like I have it going through a small mountain area.
In another area I have some steam engines and I use black aquarium stones to simulate coal dropped from the tender near the tracks.
Lee Fritz
What is the compound in the green bucket that you are using?
Lee I am actually collecting some rocks from here in Tennessee and North Alabama I plan on integrating.
Bob that's just run of the mill Joint compound from Home Depot it has a gray tint so it makes good rock faces on the foam. I just scrape it with a wire brush and chisel a bit with a putty knife.
joint compound when mounded has a tendency to crack over time
Nice I like the way you laid out the landscape and placement of the barn to the house keep posting photo's as this develops
thanks for sharing
I agree with the consensus here. Nice shaping and building placement. It will look great when finished.