Happy holidays to all.  I'm looking for a good tutorial, suggestions, pointers, etc. about planning and installing city scenes on slopes/hillsides.  I'd like to include buildings, stores, streets and sidewalks that are on hillsides as part of some of the urban located elements of my layout.  I've found lots of articles, videos, articles, etc.

I made this little winter scene from a piece salvaged from a previous layout. It is a derelict Irving gas station. I just can't bring myself to get rid of the structures from a previous layout that I have no use for on my new layout. I think the third shot best depicts ambient light coming from a street lamp.

Hi, has anybody built a curved bridge? I have a 3 turn helix that I have built. At the top level of the helix which is also a double track mainline with a double mainline running underneath on the lowest level to enter the helix. I want to have a curved bridge about 24" radius span the tracks below.Should I scratchbuild a deck girder bridge and lay flex track or use a micro enginnering kit to acheive the same result.

Thank you, Chuck

I'm working on a new structure and I figured I'd park my photos and ramblings here rather than photobomb other threads with pictures of styrene, paper, wood and assorted glues. Next post will show the construction as it sits today and future posts will show some of the process used to get where I'm going. This particular building has been based on observations and photos I have taken of the San Joaquin Valley Railroad, headquartered in Exeter California. When I was young and followed it around it was called the Visalia Electric and has a very interesting history.