I've been busy putting down ground cover around the industrial area. I start with a base of a light brown ground foam, and then add green grass and/or some dark earth color, depending on the area. Closer to the steel buildings meant more of the dark color. I'm trying to avoid any monotones. I kinda feel like a lot of this is too green though. Maybe it will look better when I add some weeds and bushes.
I also built a backdrop building with some scrap pieces. It's a generic steel mill building that fits that spot. I also put an old building I had from years ago across from it. Those may fill those spots well.
Lessons learned:
1. Get several colors of ground foam and use them in tandem.
2. Those Caboose ground throws for the switches are great...except for the ones that come undone when you use them, or the ones that aren't sprung all the way. Of course those tend to be the ones that are the least accessible.
3. Sometimes I think I'd like to re-do some of the track arrangement...someday. After all this is done. I'd like to reach that point first.
Next up:
1. I should make more trees.
2. A little scene on the other side of the shipping channel.
3. Finish the rest of the ground cover around the industrial area.
4. Signage for more buildings. It does make a difference.
