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Desert Mountain umbrella project

Status: Completed

Submitted: 12/20/16  ? By: John Eilers       Location: HO Layout       Category: Scenery

Assigned: 01/01/14   ? To: John Eilers       Priority: High       ETA: 10/31/17

Skills Taught:   Ballasting, Electrical, Modelling, Scenery, Sculpting/Plaster, Trackwork, Woodworking

Detailed Description (What):

Covers the sub-projects related to the north side of the short line.
The sub-projects are:
Mine and mountain top
Oil Load out
Ghost/Company town
Tehachapi Transition-Cattle-liftout

Original Planning committee commit was desert with mining.
Subsequent asks were:
Crude Oil load out
Ghost town
radio antenna
Cattle ranch
The broad scenic look is a transition from the right to the left from logging and forest, to Tehachapi style grass covered mountains with oak trees transitioning to a mojave desert style with Joshua Trees and Mexican Fan Palms. See attached images for look.

Reason(s) (Why):

Provide a geographically distinct look to make the short line appear bigger and broaden the scenery styles.

Notes:

Individual areas will be subprojects

Attachments:      Click image(s) to view

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