tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055167407407861889.post7486255676423295830..comments2023-06-07T07:53:42.621-06:00Comments on Jerry's Big Picture: A Guide to Creating Woodland Scenics Trees, Agent Orange StyleJerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039318962064899079noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055167407407861889.post-27672889433583968682011-09-05T00:03:47.650-06:002011-09-05T00:03:47.650-06:00Hello Drunken
How you say that this posting is fu...Hello Drunken<br /><br />How you say that this posting is funny.Limo Hirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11019167736719455067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055167407407861889.post-60709214750605936652011-06-10T11:03:51.645-06:002011-06-10T11:03:51.645-06:00I will have to show you how I did my trees. It is...I will have to show you how I did my trees. It is way easier and probably cheaper. I use the Xmas villiage trees as the armatures and then glue on moss. Really easy and I have gotten years of use out of them.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055167407407861889.post-1657425586349679912011-06-09T21:18:06.574-06:002011-06-09T21:18:06.574-06:00Hi Tom, Yes they do make pre-flocked trees. But ...Hi Tom, Yes they do make pre-flocked trees. But I wanted to get some that worked with 28mm models. That means trees about 5"-7" tall. Pre-flocked prices on those are about the same as the kit, except you get two compared to seven. In retrospect, it's probably not a bad choice!Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039318962064899079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055167407407861889.post-5119613522663381032011-06-09T19:44:47.723-06:002011-06-09T19:44:47.723-06:00Jerry,
Don't they make "preflocked" ...Jerry,<br />Don't they make "preflocked" trees? I think I bought some at one point in time from Woodland Scenics.<br /><br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055167407407861889.post-15767504971855547462011-06-09T19:10:11.114-06:002011-06-09T19:10:11.114-06:00Thanks guys!
@Scott, while your method sounds like...Thanks guys!<br />@Scott, while your method sounds like a lot of steps involved, it can't be worse than what I went through. It will certainly be less money.<br /><br />@Tim, Any tips are appreciated. I've got seven trees falling apart that I blew about $50 on.<br /><br />@Anyone else: I think these Woodland Scenics trees absolutely suck in every possible way. Stay away from them, in my opinion.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039318962064899079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055167407407861889.post-50930192959657197522011-06-09T15:56:59.164-06:002011-06-09T15:56:59.164-06:00Hey Jerry, I really liked this post, funny as heck...Hey Jerry, I really liked this post, funny as heck and brought back many memories…<br />I must admit I looked at the whole Woodlands Scenics thing when I needed trees. But I just couldn’t bring myself to pay the price – ‘I’m not paying that for trees!’<br />I’m a bit of a miser when it comes to terrain and scenic items, the figures usually cost so much I’ll be damned if I’m going to shell out on terrain I can make myself, so…<br />Off to $2 shop, buy a heap of cheap wire, twist this together to make tree armatures, wrap in masking tape and cover in sand textured paint. Glue these to circular card bases and cover that in same sand text paint. Drybrush, looks cool. That was the easy bit. Add Foliage, hmmm…get green pan scourers and chop to pieces and hotglue gun these to tree frames. OK its looking tree-ish now. <br />Add spongy looking flock – look again at sponge stuff in expensive hobby product, and think, I’m sure I can make that. Scour local shops and find a place that sells the foam that goes in sofa cushions. Chop sponge into cubes. Get Dark green paint, and dip sponge in paint and ring out to get rid of excess paint but ensure sponge is fully coated.<br />Then the fun but, put all this in a plastic storage crate, and sneak into pantry and take wifes hand-blender…Whizz whirr scream screech later, I have a pile of fluffy sponge flock. Blenders not looking too good though…<br />But how to attach this to tree?<br />Basically I coated all green pan scourer stuff in white glue (I wasn’t going to use that expensive hobby glue), and then dumped armature into sponge and squeezed it all on and around with my hands. Yes glue went everywhere, but left to dry overnight with it lying in and fully covered with the sponge, this seemed to work with not too much falling off…<br />Once all stuck on I gave trees a light spray with a pale yellow green spray from DIY store just top give them a bit of a highlight.<br /><br />It seemed to work OK and kept me busy for about a month getting roughly one tree done per day, that way.<br /><br />Was it all worth it. I dunno, but I can look back and laugh, and the trees have lasted well…Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055167407407861889.post-32717163632939554262011-06-09T09:35:30.284-06:002011-06-09T09:35:30.284-06:00Dude! Once again you had me laughing the whole tim...Dude! Once again you had me laughing the whole time man! Why can't you be this funny when you win???? LOL<br /><br />We need to do a terrain day over at my place so I can show you some short cuts.Tim Kulinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15556960285841667223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055167407407861889.post-77796199747639203422011-06-09T08:44:35.040-06:002011-06-09T08:44:35.040-06:00Fuuny stuff!Fuuny stuff!Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446782807978825841noreply@blogger.com