Adding layout details was an exciting but scary thing to do, especially the first time I did things. Like the first attempt at static grass, making a rock overhang, tunnel entrances or the road way. I really didn’t want to end up with a layout that looked awful and I didn’t expect professional results. However, I am very happy with the results that have been achieved, far higher that I had expected.

When planning out were I was going to put things around the layout, I used coloured paper scaled to the chosen kit footprint of the building. I used blue tac to hold in position, where I just looked at the layout proposal over the next week or so and adjusted positions as I visualised the full model. I did sometimes also cut a piece of foam and place over the piece of paper to give me a 3D look if I wasn’t sure of how it might look.