Vine and Branches Line

Here is my entry for the VnBJan2021 diorama challenge. This post will be updates as I make progress on the diorama. Setting: An old abandon railroad that some campers are scoping out the ability to turn it into a Rails to Trails bike path. Materials: Ross Foam board - similar to Adams Readi-board Cardboard scraps from shipping boxes. 3d printed track - straight  & curved Woodland Scenics - Campers - Scenic Accents(R) -- With Tent & Accessories Black and brown acrylic paint. Atlas Arch bridge - Will not fit within the diorama but I want to test how to make the bridge connect to the main track. Final Finished Diorama: <placeholder> Build Log The track was printed with white PLA because it was what was in the printer and it's what I have the most of. Next time I'll probable print with black and then weather with the brown. Comparison of black track with brown weathering.

I've starting to finalize my track plan on the Vine & Branches layout, but before I finish up, I would like to make sure that I'm headed the right direction with how I do my scenery so I decided to make a small diorama to test out different techniques and challenge you to do the same and share your creations. Rules:  Must be realistic in nature.  Base dimensions less than 12x12. Inexpensive - As this is a test area for different techniques expenses need to be kept to a minimum as it will probably get either thrown away or given away. Post your entries with the hash tag #VnBJan2021 Contain: Some mountain/hill terrain with a rock face. Has a spot to connect the track to an Atlas bridge such as the  Through Truss Bridge . Some trees. Leave a comment here with a link to your post on Instrgram, Twitter, or whatever platform or forum you chose to post your entry on. Make sure to post your comment linking to your entry before January 31, 2021 as comments will be disabled aft...