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I'm thinking blasted forest/dead tree trunks like this...




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It will take a few trees to get the technique down, but you can make some awesome trees with it.. If you need a really fat tree, start off with a piece of pvc the size you want and build from that.. I will try to find a link describing this technique..


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I have a set of dead trees that are made from the Woodland Scenics trees with no foliage added. They arent really expensive and can be found readily at most train shops, hobby stores or via ebay/online retailers. You can see a few of them (conifer in this pic) behind the emplacement:



You can see more of the Woodland Scenics stuff I did (decidious type) in this pic:


I think armourcast also sold some fallen tree/old stump type terrain pieces at one time which you might be able to google or find on ebay?

Beyond that you could search for real pieces of branches from actual trees and base them, etc.

I think building a tree from scratch with wire or similar is far more time consuming then i care to spend if i needs lots of trees and not just one characterful tree for a diorama, etc.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4742601.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4742601.page GMT Dead/blasted trees? GS some texture on the outside?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4742634.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4742634.page GMT Re:Dead/blasted trees?
 CT GAMER wrote:
I have a set of dead trees that are made from the Woodland Scenics trees with no foliage added. They arent really expensive and can be found readily at most train shops, hobby stores or via ebay/online retailers. You can see a few of them (conifer in this pic) behind the emplacement:


Thanks for this!

I did originally think of using the WS armatures but I wondered how bendable they are - they looked kinda 2D. Do you think I could twist them into gnarled positions or would they just bounce back to 'straight'?

Maybe a combination of twisting those WS ones, and then adding bandage/etc???

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 ArbitorIan wrote:
 CT GAMER wrote:
I have a set of dead trees that are made from the Woodland Scenics trees with no foliage added. They arent really expensive and can be found readily at most train shops, hobby stores or via ebay/online retailers. You can see a few of them (conifer in this pic) behind the emplacement:


Thanks for this!

I did originally think of using the WS armatures but I wondered how bendable they are - they looked kinda 2D. Do you think I could twist them into gnarled positions or would they just bounce back to 'straight'?

Maybe a combination of twisting those WS ones, and then adding bandage/etc???



Most of them have wire in the middle, and hold their shape decent..]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4743131.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4743131.page GMT Dead/blasted trees? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4743420.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4743420.page GMT Dead/blasted trees? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4744205.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4744205.page GMT Re:Dead/blasted trees?
 ruff wrote:
 ArbitorIan wrote:
I did originally think of using the WS armatures but I wondered how bendable they are - they looked kinda 2D. Do you think I could twist them into gnarled positions or would they just bounce back to 'straight'?

Maybe a combination of twisting those WS ones, and then adding bandage/etc???
Most of them have wire in the middle, and hold their shape decent..
Yep. I've found them to hold their shape quite well. A firm twist or two of the trunk is all it takes to get the full "3-D" effect, but you can fine-tune the positioning beyond that. There's even a decent bit of a texture to the trunk to pick up drybrushing/washes, but they're simple woodgrain grooves, and not particularly realistically scaled - you'd likely want to re-texture for diorama-grade pieces, but it's plenty for normal tabletop terrain.

I'd likely go the natural materials route for blasted trees, though, as nothing splinters like real wood like... well, real wood. For dead trees, though, Woodland Scenics will do the trick.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4746680.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/474936/4746680.page GMT Re:Dead/blasted trees?
 CT GAMER wrote:


I think armourcast also sold some fallen tree/old stump type terrain pieces at one time which you might be able to google or find on ebay?


Armorcast is still alive and well, and growing. Dead trees are here:
http://armorcast.com/store/index.php?cPath=123_38&osCsid=deb085ccac04d0cfebf963640bb38c68

Tim
The dead tree "sculptor".

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