Model Pine Trees in Large Scales
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- In this video I show you a great method to model pine trees in large scales. Here are some great materials and techniques for making large pine tree models in O and even G scales.
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you will have to expand the layout room to model a giant pine forest, that will keep the loggers busy for years.(is this tall enough Andy ?)
Well, at the very least I am considering building a small O scale diorama for display. I think it would be a lot of fun.
I model on the cheap. I make all my own ground scatter (flocking) out of either sawdust that gets coloured in the electric coffee grinder my wife gave me for modeling, or foam rubber done same way in the coffee grinder. That way you can control the colours and the granularity of your finished product. I also make my own iron oxide (rust) by soaking about 4 pieces of 0000 steel wool in a quart jar with white vinegar. After about a month sitting in the window, I pour the mixture into a large pan (I use my old 11" x 14" stainless steel photo fixer trays when I had a darkroom) or baking dish and wait for the mixture to completely dry (usually about 2 to 3 weeks). Then I take a single edge razor blade and pulverize the contents into a fine powder and store it in little tins. Each batch I've done comes out a little different in colour. Then you use the rust as you would any weathering powder or chalk. It looks real, 'cause it IS real rust! I also colour my own chalk with acrylic paint and food colouring. I never buy weathering powders. Instead, I go to the dollar store and buy women's makeup in the little plastic containers. For $1.00 you can get quite a collection of different colours and they adhere better than weathering powders.
For trees, I use the Nandena bush after the little red berries fall off, it leaves a perfect tree trunk (armature). I also have a TON of lichen growing out back on the hill behind my house. When using the Nandena bush tree armatures, you can paint them whatever colour you want--even grey for aspen trees. Cover the armatures with lichen, seafoam or whatever you want, then add your own home-made flocking and you're done. For pine trees, I use florist wire (wrapped) doubled and bits of jute cut in1 to 1 1/2" laid in the wire, then using a drill, twist the wire while holding the other end in a pair of pliers.. I also use barbeque bamboo skewers with pig hair (horse hair) furnace filters (they're already green); have to paint the skewers first. And I never use spray paint since I use my airbrush for all my painting. I can use either acrylic or oil base paints; I usually use one airbrush for acrylic and the other one for oil base paints. Cheers from W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee
I've been a historical wargamer since 1978, I now do most of my wargaming using 54mm figures. This looks like a good way to make pine trees, however, I'll probably only make the trees 12" to 15" in height because any taller and it wouldn't be practical for wargaming.
Hi Ron, I watch all your vidios. I am so happy that finally someone has done one in o-scale,especially the trees. Its hard when most vidios are in a smaller scale. Once again,keep up the good work. Look forward to your next new ones.
Can you post the brand of batting? I am having a difficult time finding it. Ughhh.
Depending on how much you need, here are 2 links. One is to a large roll, the other to smaller sheets in sets of 3.
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Where did you buy the balsa wood dowels !!!?
These weren't balsa, that are extra large bamboo skewers which I buy at the grocery store or Walmart.
My monitor could not handle that shirt, What is this video about? O'ya Big Wood. But the shirt is all I can see.
The shirt is AWESOME! It is my channel branding shirt.
Now to make about 1000 more!!
Nice.
Mike
1,000 more N scale ones. For me, I am thinking about a diorama for display in On30, so maybe 25 or so more this size.
LOL Good Luck .
Mike
Wow, that tree looks fantastic! I had planned on doing a micro layout in On30 a while back, then abandoned the idea, but may have to revive it just so I can do some trees like that. Looks like a fun project! Though I suppose it probably isn't as fun after doing a few dozen...but for a little layout that wouldn't be an issue.
I'm seriously considering an On30 diorama myself.
Hard to judge from a video, but I'd say if the average locomotive is 15-16 feet tall by comparison I'd say that's at least a 500 foot tall tree 🙃
In N scale it is actually 400' talk, but in O scale its is 120'.
Fantastic tree Ron. You can always use thicker branches for the trunk below the greenery section.
SWEETA!!!! great job Ron, great tip about NOT to trim the tree to much as all trees are NOT perfect in nature, variety of groomed trees & non-groomed trees ,,, (I think) Look more real in & throughout the layout, as they would be in the real world / all raggedy looking. great video Ron,,, keep up the great work man,, Tom B.
Thanks Tom. 👍
Is that the tree from Christmas Vacation or Elf? Ha ha. That looked great. Thanks for sharing how you made it. - Drew
Thanks for watching.
awesome technique. I like the way it came out, looks very realistic. Especially next to your layout.
Thanks, Joe.
Nice tree there Ron . But the truck is out of scale . for small tree's that would work .But pine tree trucks start out larger at the base get smaller to the top.So using dowel and put it in a drill and sanding it down to the size you want. I think would look more like the areal pine tree ,that large. But then there is cost if you are going to do a lot of trees . I like ever thing else you did.The rasp is a good idea. But the rest of the tree look's very good. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Yes, I mentioned this fact at the end of the video. Cut down to about 80' scale these would make good Lodgepole pines at this size, and you could use these in the rear of a forested area with some better trunks up front. Still, with a 30" skewer available I couldn't resist. Thanks for your comment.
Good looking tree, I'm not sure the would fit in with my desert scene, 😄 , just kidding, we do get people planting the here, and the cell phone companies seem to like them too, like I said good looking trees, thanks for sharing....😄
Thanks, Jack, and thanks for watching.
Fantastic video! As an O scaler I'd been looking for a way to make realistic trees that wasn't incredibly time consuming and I think this is what I needed. Might do a couple super detailed ones, but overall I think this is a great balance of detail and ease. Thanks Ron!
Thanks. Yes, I think for a single scene I would do a couple up front with larger trunks, but these would be great to fill in behind those.
Do you have a link to where I could buy this furnace filter material? All of the ones at my hardware store are much denser.
hi Ron... that tree look great.. nice job& thanks for sharing... vinny
Thanks, Vinny.
Do a video on how to make a river or water scene
I have one in the planning, but not sure exactly when it will come out. Stay tuned.
Looks Amazing, thanks for the tutorial, excellent use of materials.
Thanks!
That was a tree-mendous video!
Ron- the large scale tree you made is amazing! I will be trying your technique for my On30 layout. Are you sure you don't want to switch to On30?!!
I actually think I'm going to make an On30 diorama for display.
Looking forward to it, Ron!
CheesyPlus!
bit of clean up with that/ nice job on the tree,,
Thanks, Sparky.
Nice. Why though does no one use actual tree branches for the trunk?
Many people do. I use sage brush for disciduous trees. I'll provide a link below. Many time in N scale, however, real branches are either too big or too knobby to look right as tree trunks.
th-cam.com/video/tvH3HEvsP7M/w-d-xo.html
Cool if I made one mine would be a bit wider as it goes down.
I was thinking Lodgepole Pine, which are skinny. A Ponderosa or other variety would be wider.
I am use to the pine we get in South Africa which are quite wide. :)
THANK YOU...for sharing.
Thank you so much for watching.
The best and easiest way I've seen to do this. Thanks for sharing 😎
Thanks, Jerry. I'm glad you found it helpful.
Lovely work!!
Thank you for your comment and thanks for watching.
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