Good evergreen trees?

[combatartist]

Working on a 54mm I/R Berdan Sharpshooter in a running position. I want to put him in a vignette with pine trees. Anyone have a source/guidance on creating pine trees? Branches and needles? I'll be using a "section" of the trees for scale reasons.

 

[1969]

Hi Tony,

have a dig around here, should find something useful for what you need.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gwgae6oJk8&feature=related

Steve

 

[housecarl]

These are very good, although not the cheapest. http://www.treemendusmodels.co.uk/
Also there's this. http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30967&highlight=weld
Carl.

 

[combatartist]

Thank you gents. I'm familiar with model railroad scenery, but I thought those type of pre-made trees just wouldn't look right. Any help would be great, and thanks for the leads.

 

[combatartist]

Hi Tony,

have a dig around here, should find something useful for what you need.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gwgae6oJk8&feature=related

Steve

Good stuff Steve!

 

[combatartist]

These are very good, although not the cheapest. http://www.treemendusmodels.co.uk/
Also there's this. http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30967&highlight=weld
Carl.

Wow! Great trees, and he's partially color blind? Incredible.

 

[ryall]

I like this way
I will be trying it myself soon, they look good to me

http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=2626


Ryally
http://www.brisbanemodelbuilder.com/

 

[Einion]

That method looks like it would be okay for trees in bulk, for a railway layout or something like that, but if they'd be close to the main subject I think the trunks would immediately look like what they are - stained, rough-sanded dowels.

I usually make bark from acrylic paint blended with random-sized sand and a bit of PVA or acrylic medium. When it's dry the larger particles stand out (it shrinks as it dries) making for a great irregular texture that looks even more convincing with just a few washes or glazes for shading and a subtle drybrush, even if it's not quite how the bark looks for real.

Einion