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As Richard said you really need to do this before laying track. Your scenery has to be planned first, as with a real railway, otherwise it looks like an add on or afterthought.
I start with the topography and plan my slopes and contours, then figure where bridges and tunnels will go. I do all of this on paper first before building anything and mull it around for months before actually getting any tools out. The most important thing is to have a railway cutting through a landscape rather than having scenery built round track. This is what differentiates a train set from a model railway from my perspective.
Once the landscape has been designed and decided on I start from the bottom up. First plaster for the base, colour it place model grass or whatever on it, bushes then finally trees. Before you start your model railway you would be best to plan what areas will be urban or rural and what is going where. That way the terrain will be appropriate for the topography you intend to put on it.
I have done a fair bit of scenic work on my layout to date. I have shown photos of various scenics in my blog which may give you some ideas. I'm not saying it's any good just that it may give you some ideas about what stuff to use. I would recommend Chris Nevard's website for some ideas on how to make good scenery as he seems to be the best at this.
I start with the topography and plan my slopes and contours, then figure where bridges and tunnels will go. I do all of this on paper first before building anything and mull it around for months before actually getting any tools out. The most important thing is to have a railway cutting through a landscape rather than having scenery built round track. This is what differentiates a train set from a model railway from my perspective.
Once the landscape has been designed and decided on I start from the bottom up. First plaster for the base, colour it place model grass or whatever on it, bushes then finally trees. Before you start your model railway you would be best to plan what areas will be urban or rural and what is going where. That way the terrain will be appropriate for the topography you intend to put on it.
I have done a fair bit of scenic work on my layout to date. I have shown photos of various scenics in my blog which may give you some ideas. I'm not saying it's any good just that it may give you some ideas about what stuff to use. I would recommend Chris Nevard's website for some ideas on how to make good scenery as he seems to be the best at this.
