Scenery

Fränkische Schweiz, the hills and the valleys 

Pottenstein Castle

Around the region

 

Trees  

 

 

Trees make all the difference to a layout, they add height, interest and structure. There are over ten trees available to Pottendorf, most made by MBR. They will be 'planted' in groups of three (one large, two small) with the last single tree behind the barns and hiding the exit.

Two of the smaller trees in the farmyard

 

 

Rocks 

 Fränkische Schweiz is famous for its rocky outcrops such as Pottenstein at the top of the page or little rocks at the side of a field.

 

This is my rock, just after it was given a base coat of matt white

 

The same rock after a simple treatment

 

It has received a thin wash of Yellow Ochre watercolour mixed with some matt medium and water.

 

 

 

The thin wash of W&N Yellow Ochre is migratory and settles nicely in almost every crevice, exactly the same process used on the old station building (above) and the other buildings on P'dorf.

 

For comparison, these were the rocks on the previous version of P'dorf

 

 

And these are the rocks on the new P'dorf, please note that they are not yet secured in place and need a great deal more work. There is total of 100cm of rocks available to use and they certainly add a feature that defines the location as Fränkische Schweiz.