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- Photo – Modeling Tip Monday – Let’s Get Growing! With all their action and detail, city scenes are hard to beat, but real railroads go through a lot of wide-open spaces across America. Much of the landscape is farmland, where you’ll find a wide range of regional and seasonal crops, offering some neat modeling ideas. Many of these are “row crops,” so called as they’re planted in straight lines side-by-side. Depending on where you live, you might see corn, soybeans, peanuts, and cotton planted this way. Not all of these rows look alike however, as some are wider than others to allow the plants room to spread out or provide room for cultivating and spraying equipment to get between valuable plants to control weeds. The color and size of the crops growing along your railroad can indicate a lot to even the most casual viewer. Lighter greens and shorter vegetation are common in the springtime. A dry season can impact the size and color, with smaller plants turning yellow or brown. While some crops are harvested before drying out to preserve nutrients, others are allowed to air dry, turning a darker brown or gold as the growing season comes to an end. Like the prototype, you’ll want to prepare your fields for planting first. This may involve simulating plowed furrows, and painting the surface a natural earth color, or applying ground covers to match soil conditions in your area. Next up, apply glue in rows and sprinkle on the appropriate color and size of foliage. You’ll also find a lot of ready-made items that can be installed quickly to produce great results. Don’t overlook the edges of your fields either, especially if they run along a railroad or highway right-of-way. Those spots are naturals for fences old or new, and the owners will need to add a culvert and gravel driveway as well as a gate for access. Whether tall and neglected, or carefully cut and well maintained, be sure to plant grass and/or weeds between those fences and the edge of the road or railroad too. What kinds of crops should you grow on your layout?
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