Since I cant do much else right now, I decided to take the last month and 1/2 and make another attempt at scenery. This time, I tried using styrofoam to build the basic shape, covered that with plaster cloth, then covered that with Hydrocal to make it stronger. I primed them all with gray primer, then added paint of various colors to try to make them go from snow (Winter level), to spring (bottom level). They were made to be easily removable, to allow access to the tracks at the back of the layout. I also made up the tunnel portals. Wiring for the tunnel signals and Jo-Ann's still has to be accomplished, but cant be done until I'm able to crawl under the layout again. Here's a few pictures of the 3 modules at various stages.
Module behind Jo-Ann's. Structure and stone work is all made out of blue foam board
Second module covered in Plaster Cloth and primed
Third module with final coat of Hydrocal and painted
Third module completed with trees, ground foam, and animals
Second module completed
Jo-Ann's module completed
