TREE POINT a small layout module

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....They often have toned down colours which are a relief from the bright colours you tend to see for RR modeling.....

I discovered by chance a "tool" to soften the bright green. Woodland offers a permanent marker intended to paint the sides of the rails. That marker is also very useful to paint the wheels of railcars but also to brush gently over bright green.
A sample link to Walthers: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/785-4580

This is Heki #1840 Savanna Gras toned down at the top with the marker