|
Post by gyroflyer on Mar 20, 2015 2:17:13 GMT -5
Hi,
Has anybody come up with a good way to make deciduous trees? My pine trees are made from Loren Snyder recipe, which is the best way to go in my opinion but now need deciduous.
Thanks.
Mark
|
|
|
Post by zscalehobo on Mar 20, 2015 11:46:15 GMT -5
Hi, Has anybody come up with a good way to make deciduous trees? My pine trees are made from Loren Snyder recipe, which is the best way to go in my opinion but now need deciduous. Thanks. Mark Noch has produced a tree-making kit 24302. Here are the steps: This is slated for release in June 2015.
|
|
|
Post by Curn on Mar 20, 2015 22:21:11 GMT -5
I have used the Supertrees kit from Scenic Express. It's basically a type of sage brush branch that you cover in green foam. They are a bit large for Z scale (5-8"), but you can cut them down to size and toss most of the branch they give you. There are a few articles around internet where people go out and find similar local plants that can be covered in green foam. You tube videoThere are alot of similar videos out there.
|
|
|
Post by larryo on Mar 21, 2015 15:52:59 GMT -5
Hi Mark Found an easier way for pine type trees than Loren's. Same concept but the Chenille is already twisted into two wires and comes in a giant "pipe cleaner" about 1" in dia. Don't know if you have any Michael's craft stores in your area, but here in Ontario Canada they are popular. These ~36" long pipe cleaners come in a reasonable green colour and can be cut up into whatever length (height) you like, leaving about an extra 1/4" to serve as the trunk to stick into the "ground". Just have to pull that section of chenille out of twists, trim to shape and add some ground turf with hairspray. For the deciduous trees I saw an article somewhere(probably in an MR issue about a year ago) that shows taking pieces of really fine floral wire or stripped and separated hook-up wire about 2",again whatever height you want. I would make piles of 16 wires. Taking 2, and starting about 1/4" from end they are twisted together. This gives you 8 bundles. Then taking 2 of these and crossing them about 1/4" from un-twisted ends you twist them together again. Do the same with the 4 then 2 bundles and you will have a "tree" with a trunk. Ends of branches can be shaped into any style of tree. I spray these bare trees with whatever colour I want the trunk/branches to be. I then rip off some pieces of Woodland's Poly Fiber,tease them onto the branches, hit it with hair spray, and sprinkle on some Woodland's fine turf. I can twist these up while watching TV. Well worth the effort and great article. Have some pictures of both kinds of trees if you are interested. LarryO
|
|
|
Post by gyroflyer on Mar 21, 2015 19:07:08 GMT -5
Boy, those trees from Noch and Supertrees look great. I was kind of going more toward larryo's idea (cheaper way for me.LOL)
Thanks for the replies guys.
Mark
|
|
|
Post by patrice on Mar 21, 2015 20:40:08 GMT -5
Hello I am using the Loren's way for pine type trees but I will give a try to the 36" long pipe cleaners that larryo talks about. For the deciduous, I use the wire twisting method. I put white glue on the trunk to hide the wires and give a trunk aspect. I then apply grey primer. For the leaves, I use Hob-E-Tac on the branches. It is a "glue" that always stay sticky. I put some Woodland scenics Underbrush in a little container and I plunge the tree head first in it. I arrange the tree to my taste. The Hob-E-Tac stays sticky and allows for adjustments. I use different colors of underbrush and trunks to vary the wood essence.
|
|
|
Post by patrice on Mar 21, 2015 20:42:55 GMT -5
... Attachments:
|
|
|
Post by gyroflyer on Mar 22, 2015 6:36:07 GMT -5
Patrice, that looks great. That's what I was thinking.
Mark
|
|
|
Post by larryo on Mar 22, 2015 10:43:43 GMT -5
Hi Again Mark As a follow-up to my post yesterday, the wire tree idea I saw was in the Jan. 2014 Model Railroader issue authored by Robert Pethound. LarryO
|
|
|
Post by gyroflyer on Mar 23, 2015 13:00:20 GMT -5
You know, I think I remember that article larry. I'll go back and take a look. Thank you.
Mark
|
|