Today I cut and attached a wooden front panel to the layout, to provide definition and protect the front edge. The panel is cut from flexiply, screwed to the shelf underlying the craft foam baseboards and also glued to the baseboards.

Fascia on station side.

Fascia by bridge.

Painted matt black to match fiddle yard.

Close-up of mine area.

I am very pleased with the black fascia: it holds back and allows the eye to focus undistracted on the scenery.