make some trees for your diorama or to dockyards..

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13 January 2012 at 09:08 #33050
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Friends..trees are one of the main aspect to realize a quay scene, or a dock scene, or a diorama..but buying a tree is not easy, to our tate, and will be much expensive..even then it will be restricted in some manner..as size..colour..shape…so, think that if we can make our own trees to our needs..more realistic..more satisfying..more proud..and less expensive..

so what wee need to make trees..? a good mood..unstopable interest and excitement..a good cup of coffee…with an omlet will boost the work speed..

this is my “Tree of Hope” to this new year..pray that this tree may bring prosperity to you all this year..

collect some aluminum ,copper, or stainless steel , or brass wires in to 1 or 2mm thickness..please avoid to take metal or ms wires as they tend to rust..
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13 January 2012 at 09:08 #6771
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scratch built trees for dioramas..
13 January 2012 at 09:09 #33051
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collect some vessel cleaning pads is cheaper..
13 January 2012 at 09:11 #33052
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collect the scrub pads in to cheap quality..

and buy some two part epoxy putty in to water based..
13 January 2012 at 09:15 #33054
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start to build the trunks according to your needs..i choose a scale of 1:72 here..
13 January 2012 at 09:17 #33055
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mix the putty with a little water for ease of work, and to avoid sticking to hand..start to wrap the wire with putty..there is no any restrictions of shape..all up to you…
13 January 2012 at 09:19 #33056
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place the trunk on a piece of foam board or paper..add any wrinkles and wrappings on the trunks..with a sharp knife..wire mesh..anything with you..a scriber is also useful..
13 January 2012 at 09:20 #33057
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leave the trunk in front of a fan to dry..will take about 10 to 20 minutes..

so within that time we can pinch the pad in to this fluffy bowl..pinch all pads in to this..
13 January 2012 at 09:22 #33058
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take back the trunk and make sure it is dried well…

then mix a little PVA white glue in a working bowl..add a little water..
13 January 2012 at 09:23 #33059
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dip the pinched scrub pad in to the glue..mix well and squeez out any excess..
13 January 2012 at 09:24 #33060
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apply a little white glue on to the tips of the trunks..and place the pinced pad as shown..a spray adhesive also works best..
13 January 2012 at 09:25 #33061
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leave it in front of the fan once again…let it dry..
13 January 2012 at 09:26 #33062
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now the tree is ready..but look childish..no originality..? yes miss something..
13 January 2012 at 09:27 #33063
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sure..so we must make it in to a real tree..

so collect some saw dust from nearest saw mill…in various grits and types…
13 January 2012 at 09:29 #33064
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apply undiluted white glue allover the foliage…faster..
13 January 2012 at 09:31 #33065
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place the tree over an old magazine, or a news paper, and sprinkle the saw dust all over from various grits… collect the falling dust , then can reuse it later..
13 January 2012 at 09:32 #33066
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drop out any excess saw dust..by shaking the tree..make sure the texture is even..
13 January 2012 at 09:35 #33067
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leave the tree in direct sun light for an hour..
13 January 2012 at 09:36 #33068
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can use like this..but still missing some thing..? sure..
13 January 2012 at 09:37 #33069
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collect some enamel or latex paint in to yellow, black, green, orange, red..
13 January 2012 at 09:38 #33070
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paint the foliages with green, with yellow strakes, along with a little black streaches…
13 January 2012 at 09:39 #33071
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mix the orange paint with a little black and paint the trunk and branchess..
13 January 2012 at 09:40 #33072
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allow to dry..now you can use it according to your needs..and the color scheme here is only a key and can paint it in to any color according to geographical importants…
13 January 2012 at 09:42 #33073
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you can fix the tree with alittle glue to any surface..to any scenic settings..
13 January 2012 at 09:44 #33074
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here i am placing one 1:72 aircraft to tree..look how nice it is..

and will add a good scene of a dock, that i seted up in back yard…

friends..look here how simple is to make the needed stuffs for our modeling..make trees..make quay sides..make dockyards..and make a lots of crafts…
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