Making trees---fairly quickly and pretty cheaply as well

[JRutman]

I was messing around today and tried an old tree making method I saw on the interwebs and in a book I purchased at Telford.

 

  Plant root for trunk and main branches. Seafoam for the twigs and smaller branches. Oregano sprinkled on after a spray of diluted white glue.

 

 

 

  Not the best but....cheap and easy?

J

[TonyT]

For fallen leaf scatter just use dried silver birch seeds, see

 

http://www.reapermini.com/Thecraft/24

 

just use them in the dried state.

 

They look like this when piled on each other with white glue

 

http://sketchesofalaska.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/blustery-october-wind-strews-birch.html

Edited November 18, 2014 by TonyT

[JRutman]

Ah yes,the good'ol birch seeds! I know them well.

 

 

 

[Vandy 1 VX 4]

I like your ideas Guys. I will have to use them soon.

[LSP_K2]

I've got a terrific looking tree made from a root of some sort, that I'm saving for a "special" armor display. It really looks awesome, at least to me.

[LSP_Kevin]

Seafoam for the twigs and smaller branches.

Jerry, what's seafoam?

 

Kev

[Smokey]

Thanks for sharing Jerry.  Who would have thought about using Oregano.  The Trees look outstanding.  Dan

[JRutman]

seafoam is a natural product and is available at a lot of places that sell diorama or model railroad scenery supplies. It is like a sponge,but more open in texture but fairly brittle. You have to be careful with it.

  Thanks for the comments guys,

J