Scenery update

The scenery of Eskalon is (and maybe always will be) a work in progress. Over the last couple of weeks i've added more trees (think we are up to 45 now!) and some lichen too. The Dr's surgery now has its own tarmaced area too. My approach to model railway scenery is to continually built things up in layers and this will continue.

Eskalon station is open for business

I decided to combine the station and shed buildings to make one complex for Eskalon station. People and a little paint here and there have been added, the station can be considered open for business!

Time for some people!

There is one thing that can really bring a model railway alive and that is little people to populate your little world! The people arn't alive of course but somehow they bring a vibrancy to your layout. I've lacked HO scale people, i have a box of OO scale people but they just look too large on Eskalon. The people i have got are a budget set (very cheap actually) and a bit crude but a perfect way to build the population.

The train now standing at platform 1...

Eskalon has a station! The kit has come together well, though i've built it slightly differently to how Piko intended. I will paint it a bit later on but for now there is somewhere for the passengers to go.

Eskalon station

So Project Eskalon has a goods shed, now it needs a station and construction began today. Like the goods shed it is a Piko kit. It'll look good on the layout when completed.

Goods shed complete

The new goods shed has been completed though i may do a bit of painting to enhance it a bit (or try to anyway). Next up will be the station.

New goods shed

Eskalon has been a bit quiet lately, Christmas and then a new job means i haven't had a great amount of time free though i have done some running (more to stop the engines from seizing up than anything). Now however i have started a new Piko kit which is a goods shed. I'll site it on one of my sidings when finished.