Building a Modern Plate Girder Bridge
Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-08 pg. 38 Scale: HO Category: "Structures - Bridges"
The author built a diorama focused on a bridge crossing a creek in an area where he hung out when he was young. Today it is covered with graffiti, which he also modeled. Diorama construction photos and bridge scale drawings are included.
Making Winter Trees
Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-12 pg. 72 Scale: (none) Category: "Scenery - Trees, Shrubs, Bushes"
The author describes how he uses 26-gauge floral wire to build large, realistic trees.
Model Trackside Brush Realistically
Model Railroader 2010-12 pg. 64 Scale: Category: "Scenery - Trees, Shrubs, Bushes"
Using Bachmann's wire tree branches, the author shows how he converts them into small trees and bushes, using the standard poly fiber and ground foam approach.
The Art of Making Trees
N-Scale 2005-07/08 pg. 25 Scale: (none) Category: "Scenery - Trees, Shrubs, Bushes"
The author shows how he creates realistic trees using Super Trees material by Scenic Express. They have a nice "airy" quality to them.
Window and Door Screens in HO Scale
Model Railroader 1996-09 pg. 76 Scale: HO Category: "Scratchbuilding"
This brief article with plenty of construction photos shows how to use silk-screen to simulate window and door screens.