Hills add interest.

 

Added hills, circled in green, around Woodstock. They were made by carving down 1/2 inch thick ceiling tiles. I used a band saw and a rotary rasp, in a drill, to shape them. (Too bad they do not show up in the picture.) One spot, in front of the white station, has a small area of two thicknesses. These hills, or drumlins as I call them, surround the real Woodstock area. They will be covered with trees. These, forested hills, with roads snaking over them, will add needed visual interest and also separate Norwich, on the right from Woodstock on the left. A good use of an open area.

I also previously made 10 wooden crossings, that's 60 planks, with 120 scribe marks and 600 nail holes. This were stained dark grey and hot melt glued into place. Some roads were painted a dark grey, visible along the curve by the silos. I experimented with covering the crossings with masking tape after I stained them. Then adding plaster to bring the road level up to them, which I let dry. Then I painted the road up to the crossings on some. When I pulled off the tape it also took off some of the painted plaster, so I had to repaint back up to them any way. By taking the tape off before painting you can sand the plaster where needed and then paint.