"My tree making guide" Topic

Hi,

We have now updated our blog link with an guide on how to make durable and good looking trees.

So please come by an take a look link

Regards,

Anders the elder

I like the idea of using several shades of foliage. I will also have to try using different types of glue, since I used foam glue, which hasn't held up well.

Grelber

I admit my trees which I made pretty much same way except I only used one type. I tried hitting with a light spray of paint but didn't like it. Might have been my touch

I like the basing but isn't easier just to buy the woodland scenics pre made trees. A little more money buy a lot faster. They come in different heights and types. So for like 32 dollars you get 24 to 38 trees already done. Just wondering.

The problem I have found is keeping the foliage on the trees, I have used the foam glue (waste of time. Will try the the glue gun though.

John

Hi,

I think you need to use at least two colors to give the trees some "life". A thing I'm trying out is using different types and sizes of tufts to get different textures.

The glue gun/super glue combo works really well, I actually bounce my trees on table edge without any tufts coming off as a test to see if I'm done.

I think its more fun to make my own trees and in the long run I save money on it so that's that :)

I'm almost done on the first 10 trees and after that I will sit down and do 30 hedge sections so keep an eye out for that.

Regards,

Anders the elder

Very nice looking trees. You ought to put up a video of you method on YT. I cannot envision how you sting out your polyfiber using hot glue. I always run into the problem of my clump foliage falling off too.

Yup. I just got a load of these and they're already in the Autumn phase with clump falling left right and feckin' centre!

I havenšt had any foliage falling off, If you have problem with it sticking get some super glue and use that as an extra binding material.

A video might come up in the future when I figure out how to do one. (Also I'm all out of foliage right now but don't be alarmed more is on the way)

Regards,

Anders the elder

Thank you, Anders. That tutorial is really helpful. I just picked up a bunch of Woodland Scenics trees and foliage to make with my son.

I love the technique you feature using two to three different shades of materials. Really gives the trees much better depth.

How do you spread the hot glue on the polyfiber, especially before cooling too much. I picture this turning into a mess.

I put the hot glue on one limb of the tree first. Then I attached the poly fiber to it and stretch it to the next limb and glue it down. That part is really simple and using a tooth pick to press down with helps.

I really appreciate the comments and I hope that you stay tuned as more terrain is on the way.

Regards,

Anders the elder

I have been making my trees by way of WS armitures coated with Hobby Tac and WS clump foliage. I choose this method because I have not been craftful enough in placing polyfiber to look realistic. Plus, I have always assumed clump foliage would be more durable.I think I have been making them with too much foliage, so rather than all foliage having some contact with a tacky branch, some clumps were Hobby Taced to neighboring clumps. This led to some clumps dropping off from time to time. Now I have learned to cut down the amount of clump foliage pieces, subsequently having most, if not all, pieces in direct contact with a branch, and trees looking less like lollipops.

So, last night I decided to dip one of the trees with too much clump foliage in a cup of WS liquid terrain cement…bad idea. All the clumps (even direct contact pieces) fell off and as of this morning were still too saturated to get to stick.

So, now I am going to experiment by making a small tree with fewer pieces, lightly mist with water, and use a pipette or eye dropper to drop liquid cement on the clumps. My question is, if I'm going to try this, should I use super glue or hot glue instead of Hobby Tac?

I would suggest that you use super glue. :)

This weeks coming I am goiing to start serious work on my gaming table so stand by for alot more on terrain in all shapes and sizes to appear on the blogg.

Regards,

Anders the elder

Have you done an article about how you terrain your bases? I looked on your blog here and there and it wasn't obvious if there is one.

I recognize bits and pieces but would be interested in your materials lists, procedures and in what sequence you glue stuff down.

Definitely worthy of emulation! Ill cross post to Prussians ..