N scale layout "Hills have Castles"

Hills Have Castles !

 There is  a view of the left hill . I made a base for the castel  and then fit tested it many times . After that , I was bale to  start building the road with blue foam chips.

 I then  used the faller putty to cover all the area . When dried (it has a curing time of  10-15 minutes)  I was able to spray the  first color layer.

 Another view  a little more far.

A more overall view ! The 1/33 of the layout is trully colorful  and the rest is .. grayscale...  .
I  , here ,  have no clue  what to build in the front left corner  and on the  far right corner. Maybe  two farmhouses  could be nice .

N scale layout "Front Area Detailing"

 Some flocking here  but the  result is trully not satisfying

 More flocking  and  I tried to make  a simple fence .

 Another view of the fence

 Here I put some sand arround that divides the whole area in segments  and  make the layout more live!  If there is a path around  then there might be  some people around too!

The main switch house  is permanently glued  in place . First  I  washed the building with  paint oils. Before permanently positioning it  , I put an aluminum tube  inside . I can  aferwards use it  in order to pass through a houselight .

N scale layout , "Coloring the whole project"

 The next step was  to  wash the  rocks  with  oil paints . Various mixes of grey , brown , black   for the darked areas  and  light grey and white for the highlights   provide  a nice finish .

    Here I put some  grass on the hill . The  rocks  now seem better  and the overall area is now more colorful !

 Another view of the same step .

Here is a more close view of  the front area.

N scale layout "More Details today"

 I put  some grass  on the table here. I trull y wanted to see some color on the layout ! Not ready of course as  it needs much detailing .

 I primer painted the  main town hill . Also some coloring here and there  and I am ready for the next steps .. weekend coming...

 Another view

Amore dramatic view from the industrial segment.

N scale layout "Painting and Ballasting"

Here are two photos  of the newer arrangements. I  primer painted the walls  with light grey and the  concrete road and construction site. Then  I used  a darked  grey to mark the  darkerareas and show some depth . The track area was darkened  too. 

Finally I used a lighter coating  to "enlight" some areas such as the middle of  the street .

 Here is  the ballasted  tracks . I used the fine N scale ballast  which is nearly  similar to sand . I fixed it permanently   first by spraying  it with water/alcohol mix  and  then  with mixed with water  white glue .

 I can show here  the  town area  where I arranged  the rock site which surrounds it.

 Another view of the ballasted area

 A more compete view...













 I can show here a better view of the industrial area . It seems more live  after all that  coloring and shadowing . I trully look forward to  start putting the grass ...

 

N scale Layout -Building the walls...-

 Here are some features-buildings and I test fit them in order to finalize their location.

 I can show here  the lower retaining wall made of stone   and the upper wall made of concrete . The Upper wall is made of 1mm styrene sheet  painted (as a primer with grey spray . It will need many adjustments in order to look like a concrete wall .

 Another view here.

A more closer photo .  I trully look forward to be ready to ballast the tracks and to grass  the area . I  will be happy then   !

N scale layout -more of the industrial area-

     Next step , yesterday , I fixed the final location of the industrial buildings . I had to be very careful to leave enough spacing between the tracks  in order  all, even bigger, wagons to be able to pass through.

 
     After that , I was able to  start building the fence out of polyesterine sheets .  All this will be painted to look like concrete .  My main idea  is  this area to look like a loading field . From the factory straight to the battlefield  !
  

       Another view of the yesterday additions .
I have not yet found out  what kind of doors will be hanged from the walls . Maybe , wooden doors .Three of them . One for the cars and trucks and two for the  trains . 
Note  that the putty I used , was layed not very accurately  on purpose in order to look like much used concrete.

N scale layout -The station and the industry area-

The station and the industrial area

Some hard work to do  was to arrange the road  from the town to the station. My  main  care is  to make everything in order to make sense . So the road has to show that it has some purpose adding to the dramatic show of the layout .

A better view here

The expansion of the station's peers were made of  thick paper  and  abs plastic sheet .

Cork sheet is also used to make the buildng's surrounding area

Here I  used some white putty  in order to make the concrete effect .

N scale layout - Town Construction -

 The town base is ready . I have choosed the final position of the buildings  and I have glued the cobbled roman road. Then  I was able to start forming the surrounding walls . This , when completed will provide a nice show more dramatic.

 Another view here

 Thi sis the front view . One building still needs construction so I used it's plastic base  in order to arrange the position .

A more clear view  of the whole layout .The left hill is  primereed brown  in order  to be prepared for flocking . I would never want  , when grass flocking is ready  , to be able to see the newspaper under it...

N scale layout -Constructing the hills-

 Here I have  installed the gradings  to shape the hill . I have chosen fine ones that can be cut with sharp scissors   and easily glued with white crafts glue .

 Another view of the same step

 Here I  make some tests in order to locate the middle hill (it will be shown next)  and to determine its height. The train station  and  industrial  buildings are already located in their final positions.
Station:
Faller N scale  No.212104
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The middle hill that accomodates the "town" area is shaped . White glue and newspaper is used  to form the steep sides of it . I also made some tests trying to finalize the location off the towngate  and the church . Hard job to do , as  the church is the biggest building on the layout  and  has to be carefully placed.
1)Kibri church  No.37027
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1)Kibri Towngate No.7103 (old model)
STADTTOR ALTSTADTTURM STADTMAUER

N scale layout

     Now , you will be  able to see the structural construction of the  left hill. It consists of  two tunnels  and it provides maintenance accecibility from the rear area. The tunnel entrances are made of blue foam   and the ribs are made of 4mm k-fix foam paper . After the ribs were  glued   , I attached  the fine gradings  that provide the downhill shape . 

     Lastly when the glue cured I was ready to glue layers of newspaper sheets  (3+ layers) . For all the above  , I used white wood glue  that  becomes transparent when ready. Thois whole structure provides  extremely lightweight result  and also gives full accesibility  for both  train stes or electric wires for future addons.

 Tunnel entrances  ready

Ribs  gued

Constant running cheques  were done   in order to locate  any mufanction   that may result average engine and wagon running. The curch in the middle  is placed just  to give me an idea of the volume .








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