How to Make Trees and Shrubs

[bngp38]

grove den, excellent job. I myself have been using your methods and my trees look great. I was wondering on the Aspens... did you add Filter Fiber like your previous models before applying the Noch leaves? I have made some trees using Silfor products and they look great, yet are just too damn expensive.

Thanks

[grove den]

Hello bngp38,

did you add Filter Fiber like your previous models before applying the Noch leaves?

yes I did .The treefoliage was made out of the cutted decotwisterfibers some long( 6 mm ) grassfibers and a very litlle 2 mm grassfibers.....and of course the yellow NOCH leaves.

Jos

[zoegraf]

Hello grove den,

These are shots of the diorama I'm currently working on. I've been trying to make realistic looking shrub/bush that looks like this in the fourth shot, but having no luck.
Do you have any ideas you can share on how I might be able to achieve this?

[joed2323]

Wow zoegraf i havent seen the whole diorama that your working on but with just those few pictures you posted i must say your doing fantastic work! The weathering of the track looks awesome!

I like what you did with the stone along the tracks! Is this stone you have on hand outside? Or did you buy this?

[zoegraf]

Originally Posted by joed2323

Wow zoegraf i havent seen the whole diorama that your working on but with just those few pictures you posted i must say your doing fantastic work! The weathering of the track looks awesome!

I like what you did with the stone along the tracks! Is this stone you have on hand outside? Or did you buy this?

Thanks joed,

They are rocks I gathered outdoors that are the type used for driveways though I don't know what type of rock it is.
I weathered the tracks with chalk, tempera chalk, and plaster.

Here is a link to the thread:

http://www.modelrailroadforums.com/f...t=28448&page=5

[grove den]

Hello Zoegraf,

Please can you give me more information about the hight of the shrub(s)?
about 7 feet??? may be more???
I am thinking of making the shrub with a small frame of very thin floristic wire .
next step: adding some , verrrry few!, long 6 mm fibers( 1/4 inch) .
Now comes the tric!:
twist the frame/groundpin with the added/sprayglued long fibers between thumb and pionting finger 2 or 3 times...you will/can see that , after twisting, the fibers are pointing to the outside of the shape of the future shrub!( centrifuge/spin dryer power! ;-))
repeat this once more, or when it is still not dense enough twice...don't forget the twisting
Let it dry for an hour and add some small fine 2 mm grassfibers.( here too:less is more .)
Last steps: add(first of course some sprayglue ) the "leaves" for example the sieved dark green NOCH leaves or fine + coarse turf from Woodl.Sc.
I think you can imm. the flowers by using some acrylpaint( dark red???) dipped on the shrub in a regular pattern just like it is shown in the picture with a small stiff brush or toothpic.

Jos

ps: watch for an example: post 339 they a little bit big but when made smaller and more density of the fibers I think they could came out as the srubs you want.....?

[zoegraf]

Originally Posted by grove den

Hello Zoegraf,

Please can you give me more information about the hight of the shrub(s)?
about 7 feet??? may be more???
I am thinking of making the shrub with a small frame of very thin floristic wire .
next step: adding some , verrrry few!, long 6 mm fibers( 1/4 inch) .
Now comes the tric!:
twist the frame/groundpin with the added/sprayglued long fibers between thumb and pionting finger 2 or 3 times...you will/can see that , after twisting, the fibers are pointing to the outside of the shape of the future shrub!( centrifuge/spin dryer power! ;-))
repeat this once more, or when it is still not dense enough twice...don't forget the twisting
Let it dry for an hour and add some small fine 2 mm grassfibers.( here too:less is more .)
Last steps: add(first of course some sprayglue ) the "leaves" for example the sieved dark green NOCH leaves or fine + coarse turf from Woodl.Sc.
I think you can imm. the flowers by using some acrylpaint( dark red???) dipped on the shrub in a regular pattern just like it is shown in the picture with a small stiff brush or toothpic.

Jos

ps: watch for an example: post 339 they a little bit big but when made smaller and more density of the fibers I think they could came out as the srubs you want.....?

Hi and thanks for your instructions Jos.

You're right, the shrub is about 6 to 8 feet high.

I'll have to go out and get the materials you mentioned.

I'll keep you posted on how I'm doing.

Cheers

Zoegraf

[grove den]

Autumn in the Black Forrest Germany:
Very bad weather conditions... but the captain and wife don't bother being extras...
and 1/2 an hour later: second image litlle bit closer ...sun shines!!
...


Jos

[zoegraf]

Originally Posted by grove den

Autumn in the Black Forrest Germany:
Very bad weather conditions... but the captain and wife don't bother being extras...
and 1/2 an hour later: second image litlle bit closer ...sun shines!!
...


Jos

Very nice!

The first shot cold depict forest fire smoke in the background.

[zoegraf]

Originally Posted by grove den

Hello Zoegraf,

Please can you give me more information about the hight of the shrub(s)?
about 7 feet??? may be more???
I am thinking of making the shrub with a small frame of very thin floristic wire .
next step: adding some , verrrry few!, long 6 mm fibers( 1/4 inch) .
Now comes the tric!:
twist the frame/groundpin with the added/sprayglued long fibers between thumb and pionting finger 2 or 3 times...you will/can see that , after twisting, the fibers are pointing to the outside of the shape of the future shrub!( centrifuge/spin dryer power! ;-))
repeat this once more, or when it is still not dense enough twice...don't forget the twisting
Let it dry for an hour and add some small fine 2 mm grassfibers.( here too:less is more .)
Last steps: add(first of course some sprayglue ) the "leaves" for example the sieved dark green NOCH leaves or fine + coarse turf from Woodl.Sc.
I think you can imm. the flowers by using some acrylpaint( dark red???) dipped on the shrub in a regular pattern just like it is shown in the picture with a small stiff brush or toothpic.

Jos

ps: watch for an example: post 339 they a little bit big but when made smaller and more density of the fibers I think they could came out as the srubs you want.....?

Well I got most of the materials needed, but not the fibre, which is somewhere in my storage place. In the meantime, I'm deciding on what type of deciduous tree I will attempt to make. After making a deciduous tree, I'll attempt at making a windswept conifer similar to this.