I am blown away at the look

I am blown away at the look of these trees. I am getting close to needing trees and am going to use these techniques to get started.

Gary

Fantastic!

Great looking trees may be attainable after all.

Thank you for including your trial and error process, I can easily see the progression and perhaps .... well. I can't wait to try anyway.

- Bill

Very Convincing Trees!

Wow, I have gotta try that out.  Just an incredible look you've achieved there.  I agree, late fall is a great period to model.  The architecture of foliage becomes apparent in the cold months, and has a sculptural beauty all its own.  I'm surprised more folks don't model the season.  Thanks for a wonderful article.

Jon R.

CEO, Sierra Consolidated Lines

Trees

Really nice looking stuff. Almost belong in a "craftsmen" kit! 

Realistic Winter Trees

Hi All

I wold like to remind everyone about twisted wire armature trees. I had an old pair of battery jumper cables. I striped off the vinyl cover,then cut the wire to about 50 Ho scale feet.Unravel until you get the trunk as tall you want. Then divide the wires into two or three bunches and start twisting them back together.Divide again and start twisting. I used thick CA and a kicker and epoxy putty to finish the trunks. A pair of wire cutters pliers and a Lazy Boy (chair, not me) are the tools you need .Old jumper cables can make a lot of trees that will bend but will not brake.

Thank You 

nomoneydave

Dave A.

Winter Trees

Thank you for providing excellent scenery projects.  I have a 12" x 36" switching layout.   I plan to add a grove of winter trees to the limited space for scenery.  

Roy, Raleigh, NC

Spring trees?

I don't understand the denseness of the branches.  It looks to me like they are full of buds like in the Spring.  Winter trees are nothing but sticks.  By mid-Fall, at least in New England, wind and rain have already stripped the trees bare.

Excellent Winter Trees

In the tradition of Paul Dolkos and Mike Confalone, Don Spiro's done an excellent job with his winter trees.  It seems that barren late fall, winter (less the snow) and mud season layouts are becoming more and more popular.  I for one am a fan of these layouts.  They're a nice change of pace from the a-typical warm season layouts.