Module #2 - The First Siding

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The left side of the road received an additional ledge and a bunch of grass and shrubs.
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Even with all the bushes I threw in, it seems a bit flat & even. I'll have to out some brain power into that and see what I come up with.

My OCD got the best of me and I decided to "Fix" the bushes on the roadside on the backdrop.
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It blends... better... Still don't love it, but I think I can live with it now.

The swap needed some dead trees in it. There may be more in the future, not sure yet. I'll have to make the decision before I buy some epoxy for the water. But for now, I think this will do.
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More vegetation to come, I think, to make it really look the part.

But, when all is said and done, this section is good to run trains!
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The grassy areas are a bit too even and one-colored. I'll have to work on that. A few more trees would help, too, but, again, I can work on that later.
What do you all think?
 
Re. the former / surform tool, the other thing I discovered is that it works better if I pull rather than push. I don't know why it would make a difference, but it certainly did for me.
 




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