Hi David, Been leaving the trees different heights but I did shorten the first one as it was more HO size that would probably make the mountains look too short.
Hello Lion, Dem BoaBab trees are a trip and don’t even look real. But are about the best prototypical example of a Truffula tree ever seen before
Thanks David Starr. The coconut fiber is a potted plant accessory that can be found in most garden sections of big box stores or other floral suppliers.
Below is not my picture. It was taken from Matt’s Coniferous Tree thread a short time ago.
Really liked how these trees looked made from the fern leaves of the asparagus plant. Unfortunately as rrebell pointed out in Matt’s thread, organic material eventually dries out. Definitely can testify to his statement from the last trees made a few years ago. Don’t think that’ll be the case with coconut fiber as it’s more like wood.
For the next experiment an artificial fern plant as close to the asparagus fern was used.
The trunk was .08 tubular styrene with about 50 - 60 holes drilled in it and stuffed with different lengths of the artificial branches and CA’ed with accelerator.
Didn’t like how the plastic leaves looked and forgot to take a picture of that
Thanks Matt & Thanks kasskaboose for your kind words[;)]
I see what you mean David. Those scraggly crooked trees look fantastic[Y] I wish I could find some busy branches like that around here and don’t think I haven’t looked.
I seen on a tree tutorial these really good branches for modeling along the highways in the desert. Next time I go down south I’m going to check that out and won’t forget to bring some of Batman’s snake repellent[:^)] He informed me it works better than the shark repellent[(-D]
Him could put trees of modeling next to Subway outside.
Or carry dem down Subway train side and stuff in door of.
Or many most satisfied New York commuters bring dem with on Train.
I remember that one time I saw my favorite Lion prowling under the turnstile.
I had waved and he did acknowledge but was in a hurry to find one of those Subway sandwiches standing there waiting for a train.
Funny stuff that cell phone booster tree pole[(-D][(-D][(-D]
I feel sorry for the telephone repair guy that has to climb up the pole after a thunderstorm knocks out the Transformer. Maybe that’s why they didn’t put the prototypical dead branch undergrowth under the limbs.
Don’t know what those white poles are for[:^)] Maybe it gets foggy down there and they reflect or something[:|]
My childhood memory served me well how straight the (Red) Norway Pines were in McGregor Minnesota on Big Sandy Lake where we had our cabin before the resort.
Look how straight and parallel they are in all three pictures and wasn’t very selective about choosing them.
Looked up tree pictures on the internet this morning and they were just as straight as remembered 50 years later. Don’t know what it is about that area that the Norway’s grow so straight. Some may have an ever so slight bow to them but so does a shish kebab skewer sometimes[(-D][;)]
This is to prevent drivers from turning between the tracks. There are some Youtube videos of drivers doing just that. I am not sure how effective those skinny little poles would be at stopping a car. If a driver is so unaware as to turn between two tracks in the middle of a level crossing then he is unlikely to see that stick in front of him/her.
I felt rather silly when it popped in my head while making a sandwich. The White Poles are for snow plough guy so he knows where to plow especially after a heavy drifting snow storm[:|]
He can follow the road and be a little off but hitting one of those Rails with his blade wouldn’t be good as he flew through the windshield[:S]
Here are some trees being made for the new Ryan Reynolds movie “The Adam Project”. The house in the movie inside and out was a set built inside The Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. We put in a good word with the movie guys for you TF, if they ever need another tree guy you’re it.[(-D]
Thanks Brent but if you run into them again, you may let them know I’d be better suited to build the Cottages. Wouldn’t know where to gather the full-size tree materials but know where the lumber yard is[(-D]
Darn near finished but got rained out that day on the last garage framed and sheathed solo, with exception of help hanging the roof trusses with my carpenter friend Blaine[oX)]
Do you suppose I should have put LSM’s backing behind all the joints of the OSB? [(-D][(-D][(-D]
Been working on a Rope tree and hit some indecision. Haven’t decided which way to go yet so putting that one on the back burner.
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