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		<title>Spruce Trees from Scrub Pads</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spent the last few weeks working on ways to make decent looking evergreens using scrub pads and bamboo skewers.  There have been a number of articles outlining how to make trees using similar materials such as floor buffing pads, furnace filters etc., and the technique for each is virtually the same, but the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autumn Trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Model Railroader</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



I&#8217;ve spent the last few months trying to develop a technique for modeling fall trees that is effective, easy and cheap.  The large maple tree I modeled for my Pete&#8217;s Pumpkins layout confirmed that I had finally settled on a process that was simple and effective, and I&#8217;ve started adding some hardwoods to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Simple Backdrop</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Model Railroader</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



The autumn portion of the Niagara Escarpment System is divided from the rest of the layout by a small backdrop.  As I intended to plant a shallow deciduous forest, I needed to ensure that the backdrop would add some depth to the scene, as the trees would likely be somewhat see-through, and would lack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autumn: Groundcover</title>
		<link>http://www.modelrailroader.ca/niagara-escarpment-system/autumn-groundcover/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Model Railroader</dc:creator>
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Although the Niagara Escarpment System is being sceniced to represent early winter, I wanted to try modeling an autumn scene.  As such, I deliberately divided one small corner of the layout with the backdrop so that I could try my hand a modeling deciduous trees etc., without visually interfering with the rest of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building dirt roads</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Model Railroader</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having already applied the basic groundcover and the ballast, I started &#8216;paving&#8217; some n scale roads.  As I envisioned the town as being rustic, I wanted the scenery to reflect that, and chose to make a dirt road as opposed to asphalt.
I first started building up the shoulders around the crossing by shaping some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fun fur bushes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Model Railroader</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once I had installed the majority of the cedar trees on the NES, I noticed that despite best efforts, the tapering braches at the base of the trees had create gaps that allowed me to see right through the bush.  A drive to work revealed that real cedars have a great deal of underbrush [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Cedar Trees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Model Railroader</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwestern Ontario is typified by its unique mix of deciduous and coniferous trees, especially its mix of cedars, pines, spruce, maples, oaks and birch trees.  For my n scale NES model railroad, I wanted to create the look of low-lying cedar bush, so I needed to find an inexpensive and quick way to create [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Groundcover &#8216; Part Two</title>
		<link>http://www.modelrailroader.ca/niagara-escarpment-system/groundcover-%e2%80%93-part-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Model Railroader</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having &#8216;planted&#8217; the dead grass, I was left with the problem of how I should model dead leaves and underbrush.  The simple solution would have been to go outside and get some dead leaves; however the foot of snow on top of them was discouraging.  As an alternative, I purchased a couple of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Groundcover &#8216; Part One</title>
		<link>http://www.modelrailroader.ca/niagara-escarpment-system/groundcover-%e2%80%93-part-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Model Railroader</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having stared at the &#8216;Styrofoam-Central&#8217; for several weeks, I was eager to begin adding some scenery, or at the very least hide the pink and beige contours of the layout&#8217;s hills!  I started by applying a coat of deep brown craft paint to the hillsides.  I&#8217;ve read many times that modellers prefer to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rocks and Mud</title>
		<link>http://www.modelrailroader.ca/niagara-escarpment-system/rocks-and-mud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Model Railroader</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the majority of Styrofoam terrain established on the NES, I needed to add the rock-faces, as well as smooth out the contours of the landscape.  For rocks, I used a Woodland Scenics rubber mold that I had purchased a few years ago.   Rather then Hydrocal, I used standard plaster of paris [...]]]></description>
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