Building the embankment

So, here is the finished webbing that makes the transition as we blend the 3D hill into the photos.

You can see how we stacked the foam pieces to make the base of the embankment. Next is to cover the hill and blend that onto the lower embankment. 

I used casting plaster cloth to cover the rosin paper and tied the hill intot he scene. 

I incorporated the small embankment that the main line resides on and also included the base of the interlocking tower and the line side shed. 

I coated the plaster with my ground cover paint and was generally pleased. More work to do though. 

Slow progress as I painted the area around the base of the tower. 

So, now to move down the line and build the length of the embankment.

Here is is, ready to be coated with paper mache as the foam is a pretty solid base. I will try to smooth out the hill to avoid those ridges from the three sections of foam. 

It is beginning to take shape.