The backscene is a harsh transition from the model to an image. I've used Gaugemaster backscenes, which are 9 feet long.... but my longest backscene needs to be 15 feet. The heights of the horizon aren't compatible across the available backscenes; I've ended up with a harsh transition from a rural scene to a steelworks.
To break it up a bit, I've added trees in front of the backscene. These substantially soften the transition from one to the other. The challenge is, this is close to the rails.
I've used Faller 181464 N scale fir trees; these have plastic fibre "bristles" for the foliage. Some of the "fronds" reach out far enough to push N scale carriages over... leaves on the line maybe? they cut with scissors, but that was becoming tedious. The simple solution? Use hair clippers. Truly multifunction.
