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Thank you Gary for that quick tutorial and the picture I'm looking for an hydrocal retaining wall, so your tutorial will be very helpful. Jacques

Thank you quadk ( Kenny ? ) and West Virginia Midland Man( ??? ) for taking some of your valuable time to reply and for the encouragement. Now that my bottlebrush tree looks good ( a lot better that my 1st attempt shown on page #5 of this thread ) I'm ready for mass production. I agree that...

Thank you Dave and GrampysTrains for taking some of your valuable time to reply and for the positive criticism. About the pinetree thickness ( diameter ). I took my camera to the local park ,shoot some pictures of the "prototype" and compared it with my bottlebrush tree. Is it me or what ? but...

Here is the 2nd attempt made following the tips and suggestions I received from some members following this thread. First I forked some $ for purchasing #18 gauge florist wire ( yes, the real McCoy ) I still used the same sisal rope used for the 1st attempt. Instead of gluing the twine to the...

Ron, I wouldn't worry too much. About 2 years ago I started 2 small N scale layouts. One has 3 Atlas code 80 turnouts, the other has 3 Peco electrofrog code 80 turnouts. Guess what, I never had any problem with the Atlas turnouts, but once in a while I have electrical contact problems with...

Welcome aboard trainey. So far I didn't model winter ( yet ). Maybe it's because I live in Canada and see the real stuff too much. Here is a link that might help: http://scenearama.woodlandscenics.com/show/category/SoftFlakeSnow/ Jacques

Not bad Aaron, not bad at all. Nice job. I agree with Dave, when looking at a real tree one can see through the foliage. Jacques

Thank you Jos, Dave and GrampysTrains for taking some of your valuab;e time to reply and for the additional information and tips. Another question: on the picture # 2 ( page 5 ) I posted shoud the twine pieces be glued evenly on the wire, or should they ( as I did ) be glued as separate...

Thank you Allen, Jos, GrampysTrains and Aaron for taking some of your valuable time to reply. It looks like I fumbled right from the start because the wire I used is labelled as #30 gauge "White cotton covered wire" About the rope: It is labelled as "sisal twine", made in China ... but who...

Please tell me what went wrong with my bottlebrush tree ? It really looks anemic like a pine grown in the tundra , lol 1 st , a question: what's exactly the right wire gauge I should use for making bottle trees ? Here are some pictures of the disaster. Jacques

Thanks MLW for explaining your technique on page 5 ( the "Rag Technique" ) :) . You mention that you use diluted Polly Scale paints. Could you please list the name ( or the Polly Scale number ) of the colors you were using for the CN boxcars. I'm modelling the CN too. A big Thank You for...