In Layout Design Process 4 - Railroad Modeling I identified that the layout design process can be broken down into three primary functional areas: Concept, Structure and Layout Detail.
Structure. Structure identifies the parameters within which the layout must be designed. It is broken down into two main elements: 3) resources available, and 4) layout planning to build the railroad.
The seventh area of consideration in Layout Planning is Scenery.
Backdrops.
Fluorescent lighting (behind a valence) a sky-blue backdrop, a fascia panel and benchwork curtains present a net finished appearance. Backdrop 24 inches in height, colored sky blue and backdrop hand painted as necessary.
Geology.
Pacific Northwest locale - Olympic Peninsula - Grays Harbor County.
Scenery contours, foliage and other features. Conventional hard shell scenery techniques as appropriate to the geologic requirements. High ratio of scenery to track. Model relay boxes, signals, small bridges, power/telegraph poles, track bumpers, two lane roads, smaller towns, 3-4 track classification yards and small engine facilities.
Right of way and roadbed.
Cross-sections. Flattened ballast slopes, drainage ditches and fill, rivers and streams, culverts and bridges, tunnels. Relaxed standards (representing the dimensions, shapes and colors as they actually appeared during the modeled period, rather than as engineering departments specified them.
Track appearance.
Ballasted, weathered, scenicked and wired. Nut and bolt details; rail fishplates, turnout rail braces and missing hardware. Over sprayed for mineral industries, sand on uphill helper grades, litter on spur and yard clean out tracks, oil drippings in engine yards and along fueling points and spurs.
Roads and Highways.
Suitable width and curvature, horizontal and vertical easements, paved/gravel road shoulders and banking, drainage, signs and curbs as appropriate.
Structure selected.
Plausible building choices added to the layout. Use of a few detailed foreground structures that imply their presence elsewhere. Adoption of regional architecture and building materials.
Aisle Edge Decoration.
Uses the railroad's predominant official color to paint the aisle way surfaces. Use of light valence over layout as a storyboard of prototype structures, scenes, and layout sketches all tell the observer about the modeled or future intention and purpose of each area.
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