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Autumnal Trees
Read more: Autumnal TreesTrees are to be a feature of the layout, given the number required they have to be home made. For autumnal deciduous trees I used sea foam. I selected the best, soaked in glue and weighted…
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Underpass
Read more: UnderpassThe majority of island station platforms on the West Highland Line are accessed via stairs and underpass usually at the end of the platform. The stairs lead passengers down from the platform, under that lines, and…
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Fascia
Read more: FasciaFascia’s are an important part of my model railway, hiding the woodwork and providing a clean frame around the railway. The fasica’s are made from 3mm hardwood which provides a nice smooth surface and can be…
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Fir Trees
Read more: Fir TreesIf you are modelling the West Highland Line, you need fir trees, and lots of them. Given the price of commercial trees, I have to make my own for the quantities that I need. The trees…
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Distant Hills
Read more: Distant HillsTo add a sense of depth to the back scene, some simple hills were painted. I mixed some red into the blue emulsion I had used for the sky to form a light purple for the…
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Laggan Bridge Station
Read more: Laggan Bridge StationLaggan Bridge Station is a fictitious station located on the West Highland Line. The station is in the traditional West Highland style with a platform station accessed by an underpass from the carpark. The station building…
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Upper Framework
Read more: Upper FrameworkLevel 2 is the first scenic level of the layout and sits above the lower storage and staging yard. On leaving the storage yard, trains do a couple of loops around the helix (the lower helix)…
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