Making Conifers for the Horace and William Creek R.R.

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Dave,

Nice job on the trees. Now that you know how to do them, HO scale should be half the trouble. 

Tom

[cuse]

Great stuff...I'm glad this thread got a bump.

[deemery]

I'm trying to get HO scale white pines, which tend to be a bit scraggly.  So I more-or-less followed your technique, cutting some green hemp/jute rope and unraveling it.  I spray-glued the armatures, then dabbed on the rope fuzz.  If necessary, I trimmed pieces that were too long, or where instead of single strands of jute, I got thicker pieces.  Then I spray-glued again, and dusted with Woodland Scenics fine turf. 

I did try static grass, but wasn't as happy with the result.  So you can see some white pines mixed in with the deciduous trees, and one less successful pine on the far right.  That one looks more like an Eastern Cedar, so I'll use it too.  One lesson learned from this:  Make sure your flock/turf/etc is well mixed, on the right side failure some clumps came out of the shaker bottle.   (And that one deciduous half-tree will go flush against the backdrop.)

dave