Following on from the last post, here's a bit more progress on the scene around the level crossing.

Mikkel made a good point that the shop looked like it could use a bit more weathering compared to the crossing gates. I decided to have a go at painting the window frames something other than white, which I reckon has helped to tone down the overall look of the building and made it more of a piece with the larger scene:

I've also begun to add some foliage in and around the buildings, with a bit of Autumn tinting to contrast with the "high summer" on the left hand side of the module. Yes, the season changes from left to right - but as the middle bit is mainly buildings, I reckon the transition can be managed without looking too jarring.

I've also done a bit of moving around of the buildings on the other side of the road, filling the previously vacant area with the cottage which was originally further up the hill. It was blue originally, then a sort of cream shade, but I've now given it another repaint to make it white. Where that cottage used to be is a Hornby Skaledale cottage, which I thought would look good with a bit of treatment to help it blend in with the existing buildings. As for the timber framed building, one of Superquick's finest, I repainted it a sort of creamy/orangey shade but on balance I think it'll look better going back to the original white. The idea is to keep the overall palette fairly restrained, with the buildings not trying to compete for colour with the foliage, which will look vibrant enough on its own.

Cheers, and thanks for reading.