The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

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All the branches I stripped off the tree were crushed together and spread around the burn area.

Matte medium was added to hold it all in place.







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Track side view.

[PennsyJ1]

Little details Tom. That whole side is really taking shape!! Onward my friend.

Bill

[bparrish]

Tom...

Great trees.

thanx
Bob

[tct855]

Tom,
          I like the burnt grass fire scene with the scorched trees. very cool.  Did you see these pics done with fiber optics?  FYI  Thanx Thom...

[PRR Modeler]

Very ingenious Tom.

[postalkarl]

Hi Tom:

Well done as always.

Karl

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Little details Tom. That whole side is really taking shape!! Onward my friend.

Bill

Bill,

Yes, it's the little details that count. Thanks for stopping by and for the compliment. Looking forward to you and Kris seeing it in person.

Tom

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Tom...

Great trees.

thanx
Bob

Bob,

Thank you, much appreciated. I made over two hundred and will make more later in the year.

Tom

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Tom,
          I like the burnt grass fire scene with the scorched trees. very cool.  Did you see these pics done with fiber optics?  FYI  Thanx Thom...

Thom,




That is a neat scene (fiber optics) but to me it doesn't look natural. And, thank you for the kind words.

Tom

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Very ingenious Tom.

Curt,

As always, I appreciate your kind remarks and support.

Tom

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Hi Tom:

Well done as always.

Karl

Karl,

Thank you kind sir, very much appreciated.

Tom

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I wanted to have some wood post wire/barbed wire fences along the highway.  My wife found these toothpicks at Target. I'm not sure what see paid for them but there are 250 in the little plastic jar.




I counted out 50 or so and soaked them in Hunterline's Medium Brown weathering mix. I then placed them on a paper towel to dry.



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The Florida Farm Bureau states the fence posts can be any where from 4 to 6 feet in height. They also state that if you are fencing in horses, DON'T use the barbed wire.  DUH, that's a no brainer. Oh wait, it is government!

Anyway, I decided on a 4' high fence since I don't have a horse! I thought the 4' was to short so I went with an HO scale 5' fence. I also was going to push the posts in the ground cover and the pink foam. I cut the posts to measure about 3/4" in height.



I spaced the fence posts every 8 HO scale feet. I used a pointed tool to start the hole. Once the hole was punched, the posts fit very snug in the scenery and foam.



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I'm waiting on some Berkshire Junction E Z Line for the wire.





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