Crossing the line

In my continuing effort with the scenery I have made a simple crossing for the railway. The boards are made from mounting board for picture frames. I cut it into strips and glued it directly into the sleepers.


My mistake was to leave the board unpainted before mounting which wasn’t a good idea. I have since painted over it in brown to simulate wooden planks. I think it looks rather good for a first attempt. Now I need to replicate this on the opposite side of the track to form my basic crossing. 

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