Making trees for your game terrain or diorama - part 1 of ? - deciduous

Using old wire for making the trunks on some trees.
The first couple segments here will be on deciduous trees (leafy ones, eh)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• miniature
• trees
• leaf
• model
• train
• hobby
• scene
• diorama
• fantasy
• wargame

[ohm1163058]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy just  the twin lead wire instead of cutting up extension cords?

[thekamloopian]

The extension cord was going in the garbage anyway. I try to use broken appliance cords and garbage type wire.

Never checked the price on wire before. But if you start saving collecting wire being tossed you'll end up with a box or two of it for free.

[stumpythumper]

Thanks for giving me something to do with my old guitar cables:)

[thekamloopian]

Pull the springy coil off of the solid wire from a dead E, A or D string and then stretch it out. Makes pretty good looking babed wire, eh.

Just don't tell anyone, its a still a trade secret thing.

[stumpythumper]

Thanks!

You'r secrets safe with me: )

[thekamloopian]

Excellent. except this all went into the comment section of the vid, lol.

Actually the secret is in gettin' the little springy bit off.

I heard that there is a machine for making your own wound strings. I'd like to try one.

[shacksism]

Good idea, thanks for the tip.

[DopeJedi]

Nice set of videos man!

Im from Kamloops myself so I figure I would post something. I was doing up some trees with real bark bases so I was watching your videos while I was working away.

[izabelleTV]

i got inspired from your foam with the bunker and tried usig it to cast big skulls,it doesnt really work if it doest bind to the shell of your form it just spunges up,but it works if it can bind to it though..so

[calgar1978]

Wow cool video.Very good idea to make trees. 5 star video.

[thekamloopian]

Havin' a bad day, eh.