I sure that wire armature trees are nothing new, but I used latex to coat the wire. This makes the armature still flexible even after 3 year. Here are some of the trees on Atwater street in Longmont on my layout.

Several months ago a friend of mine and I at the Naptown & White River RR Club decided to build a photo scenery module to do photography on.  It started as a 5 foot by 18 inch foam construction on a homemade angle iron frame that I built.  It includes a junction protected by a small tower, a small creek and trestle, a siding to a yard and a siding to a branchline.  Also we added a small 6-8 inch by 2 foot sub module that is removable in one corner that can have small scenes which will change the feel of the scene.  One is finished and is a small MOW area and the

Going through some of my old photos of Bingham canyon mine (my prototype) I realized I did not have a rotary drill at the Copper King mine. It is not a H O model you can buy, so I scratch built one using a tank from All A Dollar, parts from trains, bridges, and buildings I had leftover. I did not know it was going to turn out so good, I wish I would have filmed the progress. I am going to make a video on my YouTube channel, (Bingham Canyon and Copper King mine), telling about Bingham Canyon Drill and Blast department, it is an exciting time when they blasted at the mine.

I am trying to figure out how to make curved handrails; specifically, the handrails that top a metal grain storage silo.  The prototype was located at the end of the Santa Fe's Eden branch, it was literally the last structure on the line, and was composed of fifteen metal silos; all with what appears to be 2" to 3" pipe handrails lining the top.  That is my guestimate; it appears that the stanchions and the railings were of the same material.  Lots and lots of things in West Texas are made out of surplus/repurposed oilfield pipe,