Popular Post woko Posted October 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2019 So I figured I best have a crack at modelling some trees for my dads model railway, i’ve made a bunch of 3d printed buildings, but this is my first attempt at some actual scratch modelling, built with good old twisted wire, covered in modelling filler, then added seamoss, sprayed dark brown, and dry brushed grey, then applying modgepodge glue with a brush and sprinkling noch leafs on until it knd of resembles a tree! 13 1 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted October 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2019 They look very good indeed. Exceptional work. Cheers Darius 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woko Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Darius43 said: They look very good indeed. Exceptional work. Cheers Darius Thanks Darius for the kind words Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted October 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2019 They don't just resemble trees, they look like trees. Can I ask where you sourced the seamoss, it looks quite fine. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted October 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2019 Lovely work on the trees but the buildings look rather splendid as well. Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woko Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Mikkel said: They don't just resemble trees, they look like trees. Can I ask where you sourced the seamoss, it looks quite fine. Thanks Mikkel for those kind words, its just ordinary Seamoss from gaugemaster, all I have done is break the small parts of the seamoss off and glue them to the wire trunks, and then give it a spray with matt dark brown, followed by a couple of light mist sprays of primer grey, and a dash of red oxide for some variation. 1 hour ago, NHY 581 said: Lovely work on the trees but the buildings look rather splendid as well. Rob. Cheers Rob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted October 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2019 Brilliant! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woko Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Adrian Stevenson said: Brilliant! Ta Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Best trees with foliage I’ve seen yet. Good work 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woko Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 13 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Best trees with foliage I’ve seen yet. Good work Thanks Simon, having been following your excellent work on HeatonLodge its praise indeed, and i’m going to be taking your advice next on how you apply static grass, and the sieved soil to dull down the shininess, which I had no idea about before reading your thread! Many thanks Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted October 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, woko said: i’m going to be taking your advice next on how you apply static grass, and the sieved soil to dull down the shininess, which I had no idea about before reading your thread! Nor did I , but I use this method all the time now - much more realistic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woko Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: Nor did I , but I use this method all the time now - much more realistic. Indeed it makes such a difference! Just got to work out how to make good looking flowers and bushes next to Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 It wasn’t my idea I think it came from Giles who occasionally posts - an absolutely incredible modeller. But yes it works a treat.. Once again tho excellent work with the trees. One of the reasons I set HL in the winter was I couldn’t seem to get trees with foliage to look like trees. You seem to have cracked it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woko Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 12 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: It wasn’t my idea I think it came from Giles who occasionally posts - an absolutely incredible modeller. But yes it works a treat.. Once again tho excellent work with the trees. One of the reasons I set HL in the winter was I couldn’t seem to get trees with foliage to look like trees. You seem to have cracked it! I have seen Giles work on static grass its extremely good, and I am currently watching his videos, I notice he uses Polak static grasses, there are currently so many different brands at the moment its hard to know which to use, or if it matters? As for the summer trees there is no secret to them, just a simple blend of light, and dark noch leafs mixed together to give colour variation, before applying to the tree frame. I do however use matt modge podge with a brush not hair spray to fix the leafs! The reason for this is so when sprinkling the leafs over the tree canopy/ Seafoam they dont stick to the branches! Bizarrely though I really wanted to set my dads model railway in Winter/Autumn as I personally think its more interesting visually, but my dad wanted summer! And its his railway But the work on Heaton Lodge is very inspirational, along with a lot of other great modelling works on here, so much so next year i’m hopefully planning to build an office/studio in the garden I can build my own model railway, and hopefully incorporate a lot of the learnings I have picked up from all you great folks on here 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Ref static grass I tried literally dozens of combinations to get the washed out winter grass I wanted to replicate. In the end I used two brands mixed in a kitchen mixer. Mini - Natur late fall in 6mm and Noch wild grass in beige (12mm). This is for O gauge - so choose shorter lengths for OO. Best suppliers for Mini-Natur are from them direct in Germany - their website is English and they supply to the U.K. New modellers shop are best for Noch. These two combined give really great results and even if modelling a summer layout I’d still use this combo 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woko Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 57 minutes ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Ref static grass I tried literally dozens of combinations to get the washed out winter grass I wanted to replicate. In the end I used two brands mixed in a kitchen mixer. Mini - Natur late fall in 6mm and Noch wild grass in beige (12mm). This is for O gauge - so choose shorter lengths for OO. Best suppliers for Mini-Natur are from them direct in Germany - their website is English and they supply to the U.K. New modellers shop are best for Noch. These two combined give really great results and even if modelling a summer layout I’d still use this combo Thanks for the tips, i'm looking those grasses up now, already baked some earth earlier ready for sieving on afterwards. :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Right Away Posted October 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) Model trees? I had to look again. Splendid!!! Edited October 6, 2019 by Right Away 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woko Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 I knocked up a couple more trees over the weekend, need to vary the sizes and forms a bit as the first few where similiar heights, so adding a larger and smaller multi stemmed tree to the collection, before starting to explore undergrowth and bushes! 6 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 On 06/10/2019 at 20:06, woko said: I knocked up a couple more trees over the weekend, need to vary the sizes and forms a bit as the first few where similiar heights, so adding a larger and smaller multi stemmed tree to the collection, before starting to explore undergrowth and bushes! These are super!! great work .. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbler Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Great trees Where do you get the sea moss from? Cheers. Scott 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted April 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) WWS sell these. https://www.wwscenics.com/?s=sea+foam&post_type=product Edited April 18, 2020 by Re6/6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 18/04/2020 at 09:55, Re6/6 said: WWS sell these. https://www.wwscenics.com/?s=sea+foam&post_type=product Im trying to grow this stuff at the min in the green house,seamoss worked treat last year... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted April 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2020 Do let us know how you get on. I've tried and failed miserably! Others on here have succeeded magnificently. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woko Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 17/04/2020 at 23:38, gobbler said: Great trees Where do you get the sea moss from? Cheers. Scott Sorry haven’t been on this in a while: the seafoam is from gaugemaster, about 20 squid a box I believe, I have tried the WWS stuff, and it wasn’t as good, a lot of useless squashed bits I found, the fuller less squashed seafoam works best for nicer looking trees! I need to work on scribbing the bark next time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woko Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 20/04/2020 at 02:48, saxokid said: Im trying to grow this stuff at the min in the green house,seamoss worked treat last year... I have some seeds to i want to plant up, have you started yours yet? What do you need any ideas much appreciated 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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