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Marty McGuirk discusses his new book on modeling autumn scenery for model railroads.

Cool nights, warm cider and a beautiful color display from Mother Nature. The autumn season creates stunning scenes and, on this special episode of Around The Layout, Marty McGuirk stops by to tell us about the new book he has authored to help you bring the spectacle of fall to your layout. Marty shares how the book will help you select the right time of the autumn season and gives tips and tricks on how to make your scenes pop! Learn more about this episode on our website: aroundthelayout.com/236 Thank you to our episode sponsor, Oak Hill Model Railroad Track Supply: https://ohrtracksupply.com/ Thank you to our episode sponsor, NarrowThrottle by Scott Thornton: https://narrowthrottle.square.site/ Thank you to our episode sponsor, ScaleSigns.com: https://scalesigns.com/ Visit our website at aroundthelayout.com Become a member of our Operating Crew for chances to win and much more! aroundthelayout.com/crew Around The Layout Podcast is a production of Thirty Five Productions LLC ©2026 Thirty Five Productions LLC. All rights reserved. The views and opinions expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Thirty Five Productions LLC or our…

People in this episode

Host: Ray Arnott

Guest: Marty McGuirk

Topics covered

• autumn scenery
• model railroading
• book discussion
• landscape modeling
• seasonal tips

Keywords

• autumn
• modeling
• scenery
• railroad
• book
• tips
• landscape

Sponsors

Oak Hill Model Railroad Track Supply, NarrowThrottle by Scott Thornton, ScaleSigns.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thirty Five Productions LLC

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