These pine trees would fool an eagle. Absolutly fantastic appearence. Visit this site if you need a high quality forest. There are "Next Page" links at the bottom of each page. (I missed them the first time out)

Figures and Details. The painting whys and wherefores. This is a great site with tons of information on painting figures for your layout. Lots of other interesting bits of information.

Lily pads, cattails, and pond scum techniques for modeling freshwater pond details by Gerry Leon

This article first appeared in the March 2001 issue of Model Railroader.

Pacific Coast Air Line

Harold Minkwitz has tip after tip on achieving a great level of detail and realism on this site. Check it often. He adds something almost daily.