Post by tim on Sept 11, 2014 12:42:43 GMT
Richard has shown some interest in how I make my Olive trees for my Peninsular set up so I said I would put a quick tutorial here.
Required ingredients:
1 Chocolate Labrador (large)
Lichen (found on dog walking duty)
Milliput or similar
Cocktail sticks
PVA glue
Flock
Usual paints etc.
1. Find some lichen, look on the ground under any mature trees after a nice gusty day. My lichen is usually found under some Sycamore trees on the pavement.
Three slightly different species here.
2. Make and engrave the tree trunk from Milliput or Green Stuff if you are feeling brave (I hate the stuff, sticks like mucky stuff to a blanket even on sillicone paper!) Make the trunk nice and chunky and knarly like an Olive tree, but keep the scale relevent to 6mm figs.
3. While the trunk is still soft put a suitable length of cocktail stick inside the trunk.
This trunk is acually for a Cork Oak, but you get the idea.
4. Glue the chosen piece of lichen onto the cocktail stick. A nice domed shape is best for an Olive but you can trim and vary the shape for other trees.
The third tree from the left will be a Cork Oak, the others Olive trees.
4. Carefully dip the lichen in some 50/50 PVA/water mix (try not to get the glue on the trunk) and let the excess glue drip off.
5. Generously sprinkle your chosen flock over the lichen ( I use one called Willow Green by Realistic Modelling Services KJ0801 fine texture, for my Olive trees)
6. Paint the trunk and decorate the base to your taste.
The result.
I have also grown some Seafoam this spring to try out.
This is the result:
Not quite finshed yet but doing a reasonable impression of a Yew tree (60mm tall).
Hope that was of some interest to you all.
Tim
Required ingredients:
1 Chocolate Labrador (large)
Lichen (found on dog walking duty)
Milliput or similar
Cocktail sticks
PVA glue
Flock
Usual paints etc.
1. Find some lichen, look on the ground under any mature trees after a nice gusty day. My lichen is usually found under some Sycamore trees on the pavement.
Three slightly different species here.
2. Make and engrave the tree trunk from Milliput or Green Stuff if you are feeling brave (I hate the stuff, sticks like mucky stuff to a blanket even on sillicone paper!) Make the trunk nice and chunky and knarly like an Olive tree, but keep the scale relevent to 6mm figs.
3. While the trunk is still soft put a suitable length of cocktail stick inside the trunk.
This trunk is acually for a Cork Oak, but you get the idea.
4. Glue the chosen piece of lichen onto the cocktail stick. A nice domed shape is best for an Olive but you can trim and vary the shape for other trees.
The third tree from the left will be a Cork Oak, the others Olive trees.
4. Carefully dip the lichen in some 50/50 PVA/water mix (try not to get the glue on the trunk) and let the excess glue drip off.
5. Generously sprinkle your chosen flock over the lichen ( I use one called Willow Green by Realistic Modelling Services KJ0801 fine texture, for my Olive trees)
6. Paint the trunk and decorate the base to your taste.
The result.
I have also grown some Seafoam this spring to try out.
This is the result:
Not quite finshed yet but doing a reasonable impression of a Yew tree (60mm tall).
Hope that was of some interest to you all.
Tim