recoloring bottle brush trees

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Bottle brush pine trees have turned brown. How to re-color them?

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I have some trees that were originally a very bright green, meant for a Christmas display, I suppose. I sprayed them with a rattle-can of Moss Green. They’re still not showpieces, but they look OK in a mixed forest with other trees.

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Here is another idea for creating a canopy of conifer trees on a narrow ridge. I cut black packaging sponge int 1/8" sheets and then cut zig-zag pattern. Then sprayed with varied colored green and layered them on the backdrop. I have just completed 420 deciduous trees from Scenic Express Super Trees. If you are interested in making realistic deciduous trees to fill in between conifer trees, buy a $25 box of Scenic Express Super Trees. I cluster three tree armatures together and dunk them in a 3Lb can of 4:1 dilute Matte Medium. Then, I spraqy them with hair spray and while holding the group over a bag of Fine green Turf Flock and using my fingers, sprinkle the flock onto the armatures. Very realistic resulting trees. Bob Hahn

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Rub off as much of the old foliage as you can. Then spray them with a green, black, or brown spray paint of your choice. Then sift on some ground foam of various green mixes. The more colors (both paint and ground foam), the more variety.