Front view of mountain under construction
My mountain is far from being structurally finished, let alone scenicked, but you can see some of the essential elements. On both sides of the mountain are bridges that span mountain creeks. On the right is a girder bridge over a narrow creek that is structurally finished but lacks "water" and assorted rocks, soil, grass, and trees. On the left is a truss bridge that spans a wide creek that I have not even started carving. With the front cover plate temporarily installed (by pins stuck through the styrofoam), you can get a vision of a passenger train rolling through a tunnel and partly hidden from view.
Most model railroaders love tunnels, but real railroads build them only when necessary because they are expensive. Cheap tunnels constructed through modestly difficult terrain cost around a billion dollars a mile, and in real challenging terrain, they are not only long, but even more costly per mile.
The pine trees visible on the right rear and the grain elevator visible on the left rear are actually part of the prairie side of my layout and will not be visible after I install a photo background to separate the two scenes.
Front view of mountain under construction
My mountain is far from being structurally finished, let alone scenicked, but you can see some of the essential elements. On both sides of the mountain are bridges that span mountain creeks. On the right is a girder bridge over a narrow creek that is structurally finished but lacks "water" and assorted rocks, soil, grass, and trees. On the left is a truss bridge that spans a wide creek that I have not even started carving. With the front cover plate temporarily installed (by pins stuck through the styrofoam), you can get a vision of a passenger train rolling through a tunnel and partly hidden from view.
Most model railroaders love tunnels, but real railroads build them only when necessary because they are expensive. Cheap tunnels constructed through modestly difficult terrain cost around a billion dollars a mile, and in real challenging terrain, they are not only long, but even more costly per mile.
The pine trees visible on the right rear and the grain elevator visible on the left rear are actually part of the prairie side of my layout and will not be visible after I install a photo background to separate the two scenes.