The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

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Beautiful work and how to. I am really looking forward to meeting you and seeing your layout in person next week.

Curt,

Thank you very much. I'm looking forward to meeting you on Wednesday as well. See you then.

Tom

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Great tutorial on how to make the trees Tom.  Love the in-process build photos and how the trees turned out.

Mark,

Much appreciated, thanks. I like to explain the step by step just so it's easier for others to follow.

Tom

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The trees look terrific!  I'm really glad one of us finally got to break in that Turbo Tree.     The whole scene is coming together wonderfully.   

Bob,

Thanks, very much appreciated. You'll get to use the Turbo Tree soon enough. It was the best purchase at that Expo. I noticed Hal's web site lists the Turbo Tree as out of Stock.

Tom

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Thanks for the tutorial on tree making.  My Turbo Tree has been unused as well, but that will hopefully soon change. 

Jeff

Jeff,

You are very welcome. I forgot I had it and it took me 10 minutes to remember where I hid it. I'm not sure how I lived without it.

Today, I timed myself and made two trees in 5 minutes without the Turbo Tree.  Using the Turbo Tree, I made 7 tress in the same time, five minutes.

Well worth the purchase.

Tom

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Tom, a great tutorial. Try elasticometic (sp) paint, the paint for outside concrete/brick/stucco painting. Lowes and homedepot sell it.

Marty,

Thanks very much. Thanks for the info on the elastico stuff. However, I have all the joint compound to last me 10,000 trees or a lifetime.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom,
The trees are beautiful, thanks for the step by step.

Jerry,

Thank you and you are welcome.

Tom

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Great looking trees Tom.....

Greg,

Thank you my friend.

Tom

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We like the way the tress are turning out Tom. They are all looking good including the new pine tress!!
Bill & Kris

Butties Bill and Kris,

Very much appreciate you checking in. I can't wait until you see them in virtual reality, May 11th.

Tom

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Wow, real pine trees on a layout    What will Tom think of next....real swamp water for the river basin.

Jim

Jim,

Thanks Butty for stopping by. Yes, pine trees for real. The swamp water will be real Majic Swamp Water.

Tom

[ACL1504]

WoW !!! That is all I can say. Your tutorial is informative and COMPLETE.

Donato,

I appreciate the compliment of WOW! I enjoyed the tutorial.

Tom

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Wow, real pine trees on a layout    What will Tom think of next....real swamp water for the river basin.

Jim

Scene's will be complete when Tom figures out how to put miniature rednecks in rocking chairs which actually rock on the front porches, smoking cigars with glowing ends. 

Chip,

Hmmm, HO scale rednecks. rocking rocking chair and a lit stogie.  Now that would be some kind of detail.

Tom

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Wow, real pine trees on a layout    What will Tom think of next....real swamp water for the river basin.

Jim

Scene's will be complete when Tom figures out how to put miniature rednecks in rocking chairs which actually rock on the front porches, smoking cigars with glowing ends. 

If anybody could do that, it would be Tom.  Not Smoking but drinking Pepsi.

Jim

Jim,

I certainly like the Diet Pepsi drinking part.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Thanks Tom for the detailed tutorial , love it.

Jan,

You are welcome and even if you don't come to the dark side, it will work on the other dark side as well.

Tom

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Tom,
           Nice work and tutorial by you and Judge!  It's about time to almost see the Judge holding something other than a throttle.  (snickering)  Hey don't forget the occasional bird or pine cone in a tree or two. "said the guy who lives where pine tress are scarce.   Thanx Thom....

Thom,

I had to get him to put down the throttle to spray the tree.  


You didn't see the pine cones?

Tom

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Tom...

The Judge with a spray can into a five gallon bucket is me and my trees.  I use sage brush armatures and blast them with 3M #77 to get stuff to stick.  Hair spray is not enough around the sleeves of operators.  Below is a photo of some trees taken during the FSM hopper deal.

I do like your plaster stuff for bulking up the tree trunks. 

thanx
Bob

Bob,

Thanks for stopping by. The 3M #77 is appropriate for the sage trees. the hair spray works fine for the super trees. Your trees look great.

I can't take credit for the joint compound trucks, that honor goes to Bob Leonard, RWL.

Tom