Another Tree

My model railway does not really need another tree but having harvested the raw materials (Yarrow) back in the autumn and with nothing else to make on the railway for now my fingers were itching to make something.

It's not as good looking as some of my other creations, except the trunk has taken on a nice shape. The other hedging and shrubs here are 'Woodland Scenics' matting. I don't use this for large trees because the Yarrow (being natural flora) provides a more realistic branch structure than twisted wire generally used by modellers.

It never fails to amaze me how good model photography can be an illusion of the actual scene. The view is at the extreme (London) end of the model railway and does not receive much attention by visitors. Immediately to the right the land drops vertically showing the polystyrene sub structure of the hill. The grass at the front falls steeply forming one side of the railway cutting. The other side of the cutting does not exist as it is the baseboard edge. To the left, over the hedge, is a gentle grass slope down to a railway siding. The canopy of a tall tree on the slope is just visible above the hedge. The backscene has been temporarily placed for the photograph. It is normally a plain blue wall.