scratch built cactus

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Recently while reading MR, i ran across an article on scratch built cactus using pipe cleaners, as luck would have it i lost the issue[xx(], and my idea for area setting is in the northern sonora desert, since i lived there some time, can anybody help me there by maybe sending a copy of the article, or any ideas on using pipe cleaners[:D] as primary building mateial for trees, or cactus

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I have a web article about making pr*ckly pear cactus at:

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/scenery/cactus/

and a web article about making sagebrush at:

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/brush

Thank you if you visit
Harold

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Articles about making cactus (mostly using pipe cleaners to simulate saguaro cactus):

Model Railroader, Feb 1957
NMRA Bulletin: May 1984
" " : June 1984
" " : Feb 1988

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Check out the link below. This definately goes a step further. I never thought that that anyone would have to water their layout. This guy does awesome work, so you might want to check everything else out too.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1916/cactus.html

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