Getting Real Column - 16
58. The beginning of trees on the Laceyville backdrop.
This would be the beginning of a major tree-making
effort that dwarfed anything I’d done prior to this.
Remember, these hillsides are tall, and the entire length
was in excess of 12 feet! This section was destined to
soak up more trees than any other area of the layout.
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59. For prototype perspective, here’s a shot I took from
the main street in Laceyville. The former Whipple’s
Lumber is on the right (now Vern’s), and Skinner’s Eddy
is practically a stone’s throw away just around the cor-
ner. Note the steep, heavily wooded hillside backdrop.
In this area, there is a view like this in at least one direc-
tion nearly everywhere you go. You can see why this
appealed to me from a modeling perspective. The main
line is to the right, behind Whipple’s.
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MRH-Sep 2014
