Indian Summer Diorama
This diorama could be set in several geographic areas, but I have to admit I was thinking about the hills and mountains of Pennsylvania for this one. Maybe because I built it in the Fall just as the leaves were turning. There is a real, for lack of a better word, "earthiness". If you've never been through the hills of Pennsylvania in the fall... you should make the effort to do so at some point in time.
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![](../../graphics/arow_article_2.gif) Jürg had sent me images looking out of his window at home for color. I used these colors as a base but went with a bit more color in my trees. The main reason for this was the leaves were already further along in their color in New York... and I decided to use all natural leaves for my trees and ground cover for this diorama.
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![](../../graphics/arow_article_2.gif) I designed a set of old and cracked retaining walls as well as a Ztrains Store tunnel portal set as my primary man-made elements. A small grade crossing was added as well... a bit of hastily laid blacktop by a work crew years before adds a sense of civilization... but only a sense.
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![](../../graphics/arow_article_2.gif) The railroad uses a chopped box car as a temporary storage solution for... well, there are drainage pipes nearby... but I'm not entirely sure what's being built here! A simple post fence was added years ago as well.
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![](../../graphics/arow_article_2.gif) Some close-ups here and there... checking tree color and ground cover. A small resin retaining wall I designed might be my favorite little thing on this diorama. It's easy to miss unless you're looking for it... but I think that's half the fun in a small scene... looking for little details. Last photo is a happy guy and a good friend along with his son!
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