There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of men for this treachery.

OK, not sure what the rules are for this monthly project but I saw a few posts for this tree making thingy and thought I would have a bash at it.

Never tried making a wire tree before so this could go one of two ways. here's a few pics of my progress this evening.

kind regards,

Shaun

Nice one, Shaun.  What type of cable is that in the first picture?

You're off to a good start there, Shaun!

Mike

Way to go Shaun, This Ent building can be addictive.
Goodluck,Derek

I like the idea of the stabilising wire at the base.
Look forward to progress.

Morning all,

Well I completed one more job last night, and that was to mix up some ordinary filla, stand the tree in a tub of it and just spread it all up the trunk and into the branches.

This morning I was pleased to find the filla had set and didn't all fall off when I picked up the tree so I gave it all a coat of Humbrol dirty black…on account of my matt black aerosol choosing to clog up and me not having had my first cup of tea yet…

Hello Rector, I am sorry but I am not familiar with electrickery, this is an off-cut that some sparkys left lying around at work. It is a lot thicker than the kind you wire into a domestic plug.. that's all I know.

Thanks for the encouraging replies. Having recently bought an expensive specimen oak tree for my layout, this is an interesting experiment to see if I could make something decent from whatever I have lying around the place.

kind regards,

Shaun

[user=5]rector[/user] wrote:

Nice one, Shaun.  What type of cable is that in the first picture?

it`s multi-core earth wire Tim, not domestic use though.
lol::cool:

Well here we are then..it's a keeper:Happy

My first tree….Think I will call him George.






kind regards,

Shaun

Congrats on your first successful project Shaun, The Tree blends in well with your backscene which is great by the way.

I love the way you shaped the foliage to the tree branches, just maybe a bit of foliage at the base between the roots to blend it in with the grass?

regards,Derek

Hi Derek,

Thanks I appreciate your comments. I will take your advice about the base foliage to blend the tree in. I am chuffed at how it has turned out and will certainly make some more.

I think cheap and easy sum it up and that works for me.

kind regards,

Shaun

I like your first effort, Shaun, it's well worth a place on the layout. thumbs

If I were to offer any advice, all I would recommend on some of your trees, is more area of branch covered with a much less dense foliage. This would replicate the diversity seen in real life, where there are some very dense trees but also probably more that have an "open" canopy.

 

[user=3]Gwent Rail[/user] wrote:

I like your first effort, Shaun, it's well worth a place on the layout. thumbs

If I were to offer any advice, all I would recommend on some of your trees, is more area of branch covered with a much less dense foliage. This would replicate the diversity seen in real life, where there are some very dense trees but also probably more that have an "open" canopy.

Wooteesed thumbs

My first tree had the same dense foliage… subsequent efforts use the Heki flor foliage mat which can be teased out as required for a more natural effect.

Well done for having a go, a keeper for sure.

Hello Gwent Rail and Marty,:hi

Thanks for the advice, I can see exactly what you mean. I used some Jarvis hedge foliage for this tree as it was all I had lying around. But now I know I can build the wire frames I will certainly invest in better foliage material.

thanks again guys.

Shaun