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Post by curufin on Jan 25, 2018 0:10:18 GMT
I've started experimenting with ways to craft trees. I'm using 3D printed tree trunks that I designed, but you could coat a dowel, chop stick, kabob skewer, or cardboard tube with hot glue. The foliage are cotton balls soaked in water/PVA glue. I pulled the cotton balls apart as best as I could and then formed them in to little wet cotton ball pancakes and set them aside to dry. The tree trunks are only as tall as where the foliage starts, so to create the upper core of the tree, I drilled a hole in the top of the trunk and glued in a kabob skewer with the point up. When the cotton ball disks were dry, I pushed them onto the skewer one at a time until I formed a nice tree sized stack with a little PVA glue between them. Next I coated the outside of the cotton balls with PVA glue and flocked with sawdust. When fully dry, paint to taste.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 1:37:23 GMT
Awesome idea! Have you tried wire trees yet? I personally have and I love it, but I imagine it takes a bit longer than your method. I have also used cheap tree forms from China and craft moss with decent results for a different species of tree.
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Jan 25, 2018 5:10:48 GMT
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Post by bobtheskull on Jan 25, 2018 5:10:48 GMT
Great tree recipe! I will definitely be making a set of these. Got a big bag of cotton balls a while ago and didn't know what to do with them. Great post!
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Jan 25, 2018 15:41:38 GMT
Post by erho on Jan 25, 2018 15:41:38 GMT
Cotton balls, still an untapped resource for terrain(aside from trees and smoke that is!)
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Post by sgtslag on Jan 26, 2018 21:54:56 GMT
Very nice. Very nice, indeed. Never would have imagined you made them with cotton balls. Superb technique, and results! Cheers!
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Jan 28, 2018 13:28:26 GMT
Post by factoriatabletop on Jan 28, 2018 13:28:26 GMT
very nice trees you made sir! i am going to try for sure, thanks for sharing! cheers
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Jan 28, 2018 14:42:14 GMT
Post by curufin on Jan 28, 2018 14:42:14 GMT
Thanks, everyone!
@shinobi, my first set of trees were all twisted wire. I had just wrapped the trunks with masking tape, and after 15 years they are starting to peal. I should rip the tape off and do hot glue trunks.
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Jan 28, 2018 19:58:31 GMT
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Post by catweazle on Jan 28, 2018 19:58:31 GMT
That foliage is really effective! I'm going to have to give that a try.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2018 21:58:29 GMT
Thanks, everyone! @shinobi , my first set of trees were all twisted wire. I had just wrapped the trunks with masking tape, and after 15 years they are starting to peal. I should rip the tape off and do hot glue trunks. I opted for cheap floral tape, and I doubt they would last any longer. I bet the hot glue will be a good alternative. Still love the cotton balls tho, I have to try it.
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Jan 30, 2018 0:42:56 GMT
Post by willc453 on Jan 30, 2018 0:42:56 GMT
For tree trunks, I've used those for HO scale trains.
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