This week the logging railroad starts looking like a LOGGING RAILROAD!! We are adding trees, plants, and ferns. AND roots!!
We also are heading to Antelope Island in the middle of what was the Great Salt Lake. Now just a salt flat... Mostly for fun but also to get ideas for the marchland on the logging railroad. Including a great fallen tree.
We have acquired about 30 pine trees from Steve Strebel made by Al Badham and now surplus from Steve's layout as he is taking it apart. We also had 3 trees made for us by Al that were already installed on the logging railroad.
We are also using cheap Chinese scale palm trees as ferns! Just pop the tops off and repaint.
And Woodland Scenics ground foam over odd little rubber "plants" from Walmart.
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