Pauls Valley is getting a make-over

Over the past few months I've been working on structures for Pauls Valley, and working out how to position them. Once I got that sorted I decided to paint the track so that I can get started on the scenery.

In the past I've used a paint brush to paint the sides of the rails, but as Pauls Valley has such a lot of track I decided to use my airbrush instead. I had no prior experience with airbrushing track, and wasn't sure whether over-spray might get onto the walls and other places where I didn't want it. But I had a lot of newspaper on hand, and I took the approach that "an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure." It turned out that I was over cautious.

Here's how Pauls Valley looked after I had finished spraying the track:

Next step was to invite Rod over to paint the backdrop for me. Painting backdrops is one of Rod's Superpowers. Here he is with paintbrush in hand.

This is how Pauls Valley looks with my buildings back in place:

Here's a closer photo of Jacobson Concrete (left) and the incomplete elevator complex (right) showing how the backdrop looks behind. I will be "planting" trees and shrubs between the buildings and the painted backdrop.

A big thank-you to Rod for his help with this.

Regards,
Ron