Scene at Stoneycombe

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Whilst fine detail on rolling stock out in the garden has to be given great thought,
It needs to look good, but robust enough in my case, to withstand falls of 2 foot from raised areas, onto the concrete paths used by my wheel chair,
I have always had it in mind that the scenery it runs through should be photogenic,
if not exactly to scale, plants should not look out of context ( there are exceptions, one of my favourite flowers is the Azaelia, the leaves are resonably small but the flowers are not, but as the flowering season is short I can live with that) 
I recognise that my cliff face sculpting is not exactly replicating real rock, but is a consistant approach across the whole backdrop. But I am pleased with the texture I have acheived with the hypertuffa I use, especially when moss grows in it,
So I thought I would show a few shots & see what you finescale modellers think of it,
first up
one salient feature of quarry tracks is mud, potholes & water

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shot from a higher viewpoint

photos taken 48 hours after surface was laid, it will soon 'weather'

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Looking along Windy Ridge to the Canal basin at Warfdale
The tree in the middle foreground is a Pittasporum black lace, it has quite small leaves

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Gabions, wire cages, are a small detail that adds interest 

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Working drains are incorporated

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House roof slates spaced with coloured concrete to make walls to  Gotha cutting

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Sedum golden Acre growing in the slate clitter at bottom of slate face

in real life frost & erosion piles up such debris

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More slate, with hypertuffa quarry face in the background

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There is a cave that runs right through the cliffs & out the other side

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Wheal prosper mine, water used to advantage,

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There are rivers that run

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And sometimes run dry

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Dark quarry pools

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Unfinished boat kit at Wharfdale canal basin

[W C Greene]

Very cool, I love outdoor railroads. Did you mention the scale?
                       Woodie