"That's a small tree...actually it's quite a big tree" Topic

A little story about a terrain making journey with a few orchard trees. Funny how things come around in circles. The full post is here:
That's a small tree….actually, it's quite a big tree

They look fine with the 12 and 20mm I think; 28mm look a little too big.
I have to say across your various posts, your painting and modelling skills are something to envy.

Fruit trees are generally in the 15-20 foot range when mature.

As wargamers we almost always mix, match and bend scales. If your troops are 1" / 25mm a fruit tree should be about 2.5 – 3.25" tall. And fruit trees are small. But our model trees need to be practical. Many deciduous trees reach 50' in height or more. But we rarely use model trees over 4 or 5 inches tall.

Those orchards are lovely and would make any table look better!

They look fine with the 12 and 20mm I think; 28mm look a little too big.
I have to say across your various posts, your painting and modelling skills are something to envy.

Thank you, very nice of you to say so!

….. As wargamers we almost always mix, match and bend scales. If your troops are 1" / 25mm a fruit tree should be about 2.5 – 3.25" tall. And fruit trees are small. But our model trees need to be practical. Many deciduous trees reach 50' in height or more. But we rarely use model trees over 4 or 5 inches tall.

Well, I may be the exception but big trees really make a table for me….

I like big trees too!

I like big trees too!

And very good they look too!

Thanks TP!

That was a posed shot I set up for a cover of ACW Gamer Ezine, so unlike your game pics here, not something I could do over the whole tabletop then.

(but I've added more trees since – it's just something that gets into the blood, or comes from our roots – eh?) :)

When I did games based on the Icelandic sagas, I bought N guage model railroad trees to use as stunted Icelandic trees with my 28 mm figures.
I guess I need to buy some bigger trees now that I am gaming other places.

Grelber