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Some of the elevations of the track are evident in the below photo of the far left side of the track. This is the end of the long straight, which in the Targa Florio, is along the ocean front. To be sure, this is my own interpretation, which includes a small dock. There is lots more work to do here, but it gives some further impression of the track.




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Here's a little update and how I did it. I'm working on the back cliffs, the typical treacherous mountain cliffs known to the Targa Florio. I've built the elevations up using styrofoam, but I need to attach plaster molds so I put some plaster cloth over the styrofoam so that the molds will attach. Here's what it looks like before I attach the plaster molds. I'll attach the plaster molds before they totally set up so that I can create a rounded look that will follow the edge of the road.

Then all that's left is to attach the molds and blend them together and paint. For paint, I use a black wash base, "raw umber", "raw sienna," and white, and I blend them together (but not too much). Here's how the layout is now beginning to look.


And, finally, one photo that gives you a little sense of the elevations on the track (a total of 20"). In the canyon, I'm thinking of putting a little pond.

Now I've turned my attention to the right side of the track where I'm putting in a piazza. Got the fountain in, but haven't done any of the real buildings yet. This is a real hoot to drive with some action at the crossover! I was reluctant at first to use a crossover, fearing the carnage. But we raced it hard for 3 hours with 20 plus people (4 drivers at a time), and there were occasional accidents, but no real carnage. We raced three classes -- the Ninco Classics, the MiniCoopers, and the Porsche Boxsters. The Classics and the Coopers were the most fun!