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The distillery
Read more: The distillerySpring 2025 was a busy time with lots of time out of the country on business and on holiday. I did however make a lot of progress on the layout focussing on the distillery and river scenes on the lower scenic level. Once the back scene and scenery…
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Backscenes, trees, and fascia
Read more: Backscenes, trees, and fasciaWhen building a layout there are times when things seem to take months to make any significant difference, then there are weekends like this past one where you surprise yourself and think did I really do all that this past two days? The weekend began with a list…
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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 and hung to dry straight(er). I sprayed the trees, mainly trunks, using…
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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 are made from bailing twine, copper wire, and various scatters. The first…
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