Up the West Highland Line

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  • Back scenes, trees, and fascia
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    Back scenes, trees, and fascia

    There are times when building a layout 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

    Autumnal Trees

    Trees 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

    Fir Trees

    If 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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