Just some of the recent progress.

Making headway on the helix.

Got the cliff backdrop glued to a foamboard backing and ready to install in the corner.

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I thought instead of using a tunnel in the corner of my lower level, that I’d turn it into some kind of cliffside/rockside scene.I thought a tunnel in this area would kinda look out of place because of how I would have to build it into a cliff.

In doing this idea, I would need to create a rock cliff about 8-10″ tall, and about 60″ long for the background, and abotu 80″x3-4″ long for the foreground  In looking up for methods for creating such large formations, I came across the product Rubber Rocks by Cripplebush.  They’ve got a large variety of rocks, and I found some that would be perfect for my corner area.

They are little pricey, and someone with the desire to build their own gigantic cliffside could probably do so for much cheaper, but found these products to look really good and would save me a ton of time (something I don’t have much of with a 7-month old). They look better than anything I could ever do as well. So I ordered some Shale 8 and Shale 18 rocks.

Here’s some pics of them mocked up in the corner.  I think they look fanstatic, even unpainted!

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Got the inside track installed on level 1 of the helix tonight.

And a look at how my crossing turned out:

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This is the Asphalt product from Heki, same stuffed used on the road.  Mocked up the placement of the roads at GERN Industries. I need to order another large sheet roll to finish the area in front of the distribution building.

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