Here is the Yard Lead with very little foam carved (nearest module).
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Staging yard that starts behind the Yard Lead.
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Staging yard with two trains.
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Rails and ties are painted.
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Initial piece of fascia board.
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Control panel and bottom cut.
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Profile cut.
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Lift-out mountain carved.
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One more piece of foam needs to be carved (above the control panel).
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Rocks glued on with Latex Liquid Nails. You can see two cabinet pulls I used for lift-out handles on the mountain. They will be quite disguised later.
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Another view of rocks glued.
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Another view of rocks glued and you can see the cabinet pull I used for a lift-out handle in the upper right.
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Another view of rocks glued.
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Preparing for plaster gauze.
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Wax paper installed behind mountain and in seams to facilitate removal.
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More wax paper.
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Plaster gauze installed on lift-out mountain.
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Plaster gauze on front half.
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Plaster gauze completed.
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Another view of plaster gauze completed.
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This view shows the cabinet pull on the right and the little lift-out section outlined by wax paper.
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The landscape has been painted brown and you can see some of the electronics on the rear control panel.
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Fascia board primered.
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Preparing to stain rocks using Woodland Scenics pigments.
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Rocks stained and 'fly specked.'
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Another view of rocks completed.
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Close up of a rock and 'fly specking.'
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Many colors and textures to choose from but only a few basic ones are required.
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Starting to sprinkle grass.
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Initial grass completed.
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Another view of grass completed.
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Grass on the lift-out mountain. The little lift-out has shrubbery glued to it instead.
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Here is my form to pour the road.
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The road is poured.
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Opposite side of road showing the abutment.
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Front control panel with lift-out section removed.
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Front control panel access hidden!
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Right side of the road shoulder poured.
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Left shoulder poured.
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Road and shoulder painted.
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More pictures to follow.....
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