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end of the pumpkin field near the face board of my layout. I built another field behind


cally would be moved into rows for easy collecting. The vines are made from the very fine ends found on goldenrod weeds har- vested during the winter months when they are totally dried. I just scattered the vines around the scene and attached them with diluted white glue. I also used a small amount of similarly colored Woodland Scenics ground foam. A wooden fence distinguishes the


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a feed store using a second or- der of pumpkins. I laid them out on a sloping hill, so they would be seen in photos and as trains passed. If one does not have room for a pumpkin patch, one can add groups of pumpkins as I did in small groups around my two gen- eral stores, feed store, and farm- house scene. At the farm, I glued two tiny pumpkins to the farm- er’s wife’s hands.


Attention-grabber Having completed my layout,


this harvest scene appears to draw a lot more attention from visitors than I had ever anticipat- ed. Visitors viewing this scene fre- quently linger and ask the same question, “Where do you get HO- scale pumpkins?” Well, now you know. As the years pass, I still get a sense of accomplishment as I explain the scene. Once I lo- cated a source for pumpkins, the pumpkin patch was very simple to construct and has added a great-looking fall scenic feature to the White River Division.


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