Starting off with a single level frame. Adding the track and even dreaming of a nice complex bridge.
But this already provides the first challenge: how do you make a proper ramp?
Browsing the internet, I soon came to the conclusion that polystyrene was the way to go.
Wish some would have told me the two main issues with this stuff: cutting can not be done with a regular knife (bread knife worked best) and it leaves a mess. A serious mess.
Anyway, after a few hours spent in using various techniques, I finally had something that looked like a bridge. Felt good about myself and placed the Flying Scotsman (yes, another trip to the hornby shop led to this addition to my train collection) only to find the ramp was too steep.
Together with having absolutely no clue how to build nice green sides to the ramp, i decided on a different layout that did not include a ramp.
The first remodeling including taking down all the ramps and adding a second level to the frame. (and yes, because there was another trip to the shop included in this process, another train - The Mallard - was added.
But now my layout is complete and the landscaping can commence.....
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