Shady Creek Model Railroad

You may have noticed plastic along the perimeter of the mountain ridge in previous photos.   I placed strips of plastic wrap along the base before I started building it.  I taped the plastic wrap to the plywood in the area that would be covered by the ridge.  I could have waited later in the process before installing the plastic wrap.  I lifted the plastic wrap up towards the mountain.  I used Sculptamold to create a built up area on the plywood surface along the perimeter of the ridge.

While I was working on this, I filled in the gaps behind the portal and retaining walls.  I also had to improvise some separators out of plastic and tape where the modules touched each other.  This would prevent the Sculptamold on touching modules from joining when it dried.  I let the Sculptamold dry a few days before I continued.

Next, I pulled the plastic wrap over the built up area.  I filled in the gap between the built up layer and the mountain ridge with Sculptamold.  The plastic wrap will act as a separator preventing the wet Sculptamold from drying to the built up layer.  I let this dry for a few days before continuing.

I removed the plastic wrap.  I used a large file to smooth out the new seams along the mountain ridge and module joints.  The seams are slightly visible.  They should disappear more when I add scenery to it.

This shows what the area looks like with the mountain ridge removed.  I will extend the Sculptamold coverage towards the front of the modules at a later date.