However, i think i've come up with some minor alterations to the scenic side whilst leaving the track plan pretty much alone. The only areas that will really change are the tidal inlet board, where the road is likely to run around the inlet then next to the line at the front, and follow the back of the yard. Behind this there will be a road junction with another road climbing away up to the backscene.
The backscene has also been a subject of thought recently, the intention was to replicate a town which had developed on a ledge between the sea and some mountains. To try and achieve this I will plan to have the rear of the baseboards climbing slightly to give the impression of the ground climbing towards the base of the mountains. At the extreme rear of the layout there will be a band of trees hiding the joint between the scenery and the backscene, then above it will emerge a scene like this (section above treeline) to give the impression of the mountains...
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That scene is the opposite side of the bay to Plockton, so fits in the area that the rest of the layout is based on. That in conjunction with the alterations to the end of the layout should give a good feeling of space and help create the impression of the town being sat of a ledge at the edge of the land.
I'm going to spend a whole day in Plockton in June taking plenty of pictures so there should be plenty of opportunity to make a panorama for the backscene.
I'll doodle my revised plan soon now that i've got it all sorted out.
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