Section 15 - Basalt - Part 2

In the last blog (Module 15 - Basalt Module - Part 1) I identified the layout design elements of the Basalt Module and laid out the roadway lines. 

In this blog I am identifying the scenery construction concept and laying out the landforms.

As a refresher, here are the scenic elements.

1. A mid-distant hillside,with a basalt cliff.
2. An embankment dropping toward an unmodeled river located along the front fascia.
3. A stream that traverses from the fascia to the rear of the section. 
4. A forest road that parallels the stream.
5. A hillside is located on the north side of the stream, offset from the backdrop to hint the location of an abandoned logging roadbed. It is S-shaped and cut from the 2 inch foam roadbed. 
   

Creating the landforms

1. The mid-distance hillside is two part. The first is a backdrop scene of a mid-distance hill. In front of that is modeled with a 1 inch x 4 inch x 8 foot styrofoam panel. This will give me the low cliff that I use as the foundation for some quarry rock castings and implanting the treeline.

2. Cut the roadway at a 45 degree angle to form the bank.

3. Streambed is multi-layered with several small waterfalls. Dirt banks, gravel and small rocks in the stream. Water created by Modge Podge.

4. A dirt road with a improvised gate blocking traffic.

5. A hillside with some rockwork. Hints of coal seams.