Morning all.
The photo below shows the DAS now in place.
Various scenic treatments will be dished out in due course.
In answer to laying the DAS itself, pieces are firstly cut from the block and then rolled out. The resulting 'panels' are cut to size of roughly 6 inches long with width dependent on the gaps between any trackwork. I generally aim for a depth consistent with the top of the sleeper.
These panels are laid onto a bed of neat pva. Any joins between panels are smoothed with water and a bit of clay slurry.
Any inconsistencies in level or surface add to the character.
Any buildings are gently pushed into the soft clay to avoid any gaps between buildings and ground.
Some areas will be left smooth and treated as concrete. Others scribed ( not much!) whilst grass and barbarque ash will be added elsewhere.
The buildings in the photograph are therefore in their final positions. The square base is that of a yard crane. I have started putting the crane together from the spares box to produce what I hope will be, a fairly typical, small hand crane.
Rob.