Modeling State Line Interchange Yard part 7 & Rising Junction

The last State Line Interchange Yard post, part 6, a base scenery layer was applied over an earth color painted surface to "make it green" using 2mm blended color static grasses. That post was in the colder months just over a year ago, closing by indicating the next step would be to make background trees, "a lot of trees". 

There is no place indoors to make trees with the ensuing mess from fine turf materials and hair spray fixative. This project was put off until it could be accomplished on the outside work bench during the warmer months of 2023 and I moved on to other indoor projects.

Working two layout locations at the same time ? 

State Line and Rising Junction are adjacent locations across the operators aisle on the layout's lower level, both prototype locations have very similar rural New England wooded scenery. Contradicting the initial goal of bringing each layout location to completion before moving to the next, it only made sense to complete the scenery of both locations at the same time.

Rising Junction is where the 9.6 mile branch line to State Line interchange yard diverges from the Danbury-Pittsfield main line.

Before making trees for both locations, the same methods used at State Line to bring the scenery to the "make it green" level of completion were again used to prepare Rising Junction.

"A lot of trees" times 2, then plant

Pleased by the prior tree making results at Berkshire Junction, once again the Jim Dufour Cheshire Branch color blend and method for making trees was used.

The large number of trees that were made for both locations will remain uncounted, following each tree was "planted" one by one into the scenery base. Both jobs were quite time consuming but gratifying in the end as the scenes came together. 

Finishing up with bushes and taller static grasses complement the trees and help to complete both scenes.

 Completed overall view of scenery at State Line below.

Rising Junction below.

Both locations together at the chair operated lower level, State Line to the left and Rising Junction at right. The upper level lighting is off during this photo.

The close proximity of the scenes and their scenic similarity made working on them both at the same time an easy choice.

Next project is to scratch build and install the State Line structures.