Desert Scenery

[ARTHILL]

Good topic. I have some New Mexico and some Arizona on my layout. Saquaro cactus is a need for me and I have been expermenting with plastic clay. If you are getting to that part of the desert I would like to discuss cactus making methods with everyone. Here is a pic of my first effort, all N scale in this pic for the forced perspective part of the mountain.

 

[GAPPLEG]

Art , looking good , I haven't thought about large cacti , not  prevelant in S. NM. Mostly the Arizona look.

Perry 1060

Like the look, the red rocks really remind me of Eastern Arizona, I travel through there often.

 

[HHPATH56]

About three weeks ago, someone poated the same question about Desert Scenery. You might like to browse through past Posts.   Although, my personal layout is of a mountainous area, I would like to make a few suggestions.  Dried thistles, make wonderful scale cactus.  I could not afford commercial ground foam, so I went to a florist and acquired large pieces of the green foam used for arranging large boquets. I use either a blender, or coffee grinder to make fine "ground foam" for deciduous tree and shrub construction. Coffee grounds can,also, be spray painted.You can spray paint the fine foam with any brown color that you desire.  I happened to have several used "blue fiber furnace filters", that are easily cut and shaped with scissors, and can be easily spray painted. I have also collected lichens from old oak trees. These are great for making shrubs or trees. Dried goldenrod is, also, excellent                                                        

[Anonymous]

WOW! Awsome photos!

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