Well the experiment with the sand on the paint has paid off, sort of. here's what the module looked like once I used the air compressor to blow off the excess sand. The redness is from the 'brown' paint I used to cover the board. Note the dummy Team track for storage.

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Here are some views of what it will probably look like.

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Sara has been working with me to do more painting and to model the back scene. This is where we are at present. I added more paint and sand to try to make it look like the tracks were ballasted. Sara has added a waterfall and pond to the back scene. Later today we hope to fonalise the pond and then we will use hot glue to fix the foam to the board. That will make transport interesting but I don't see any other alternatives.

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