News from your model shop - 3rd July 2022

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Trees are a great way to represent the countryside on a model railway, and Woodland Scenics certainly produces a fair share of convincing models in this area. But they also produce a good range of bushes, grasses and tufts to take your countryside scenes to the next level.

A particularly convincing model is their hedgerow that comes in 1-2 and 1-4 inch tall variants to suit different scales. It comes attached to a long base, so placement is easy and its non-uniform appearance is incredibly effective at producing a natural look. They can be used either to create a 'clump' of younger woodland or to line a boundary or embankment, either way they look fantastic.

Once you have chosen your trees and bushes, you may find yourself turning your attention to the finer details. Once again, Woodland Scenics has no problem in proving themselves with their prairie grass sets. These can be used to represent tufts or clumps of grass that have found a crevice to flourish, particularly useful if you're modelling a rocky landscape. They come in various shades and colours including brown tipped as well as dark, medium and light green, so a natural and varied look is easily obtainable.


If a little more colour is required, you could try flowering or seeding tufts. Again, these are intended to be used sporadically to represent clumps of grasses that have managed to seed and flourish. A good place to use them is along the verge of a country road/farm track or along the boundaries of woodland, or how about in a meadow to create a natural or unkept environment. Flowering tufts are produced with red or violet bloom and seeding tufts come in brown and yellow to provide a more arid effect.

Finally, is Woodland Scenics' edging strips. Their effect is very similar to that of the tufts in that they represent unkept grasses, but this time they are supplied in strips. The purpose of this is to recreate the parts of a meadow, pasture or field that's been missed by a plough or mower. They are extremely effective when merged into adjacent scenery and help your fields to appear planted (pun intended!).

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