Hi all,

I'm making my first tree (1/35 scale) and so far so good .. the difficult part are leaves. The tree is a Platanus and the leaves should like this :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Plataan_bladeren.jpg

Does anyone has any suggestions how to make these (cheap is poss..)

many thanks
Johan

Well You have a few options
Herbs
Laser cut leaves
PE leaves
Pre made
Home made paper leaves

Herbs are cheap and fairly easy. Downside is they won't look exactally like what your photo shows. You also will want to use a bit of lichen underneeth to make the smaller branches.

Laser cut leaves are expensive mostly because you need so many.
PE leave - see laser cut leaves

Pre made is expensive and hard to find in 1/35th.


There are some cutting dies that are in the shape of leaves, easy cheap. Hard to find the dies and the scale can be oversized.

Many thanks for the info Scott. Perhaps I need to try to find on eof these dies

best wishes
Johan

In the US you can find them in Craft Stores and in stationary/paper stores. Not sure about in Belgium

I keep running into the same problem, someone else suggested to me to crumble real leaves, kind of works but not perfect, the craft punches are all too big so far as i have found, i think a milling machine and some steel are in my future, if i get a punch made soon i will post it...

Gary

Diorama thread
check out this thread. The leaves look good and well shaped - I asked what they are because of this thread - keep your eye out on it.

i looked those leaves up on google image search, i really think they look like dried and stripped catkin seeds, give it a search they look good and may do until a punch set comes around...
Gary

Now that you mention dried seeds I remember hearing that bearch seeds are good too.

hi all

many thanks for all your tips !!

all the best
Johan

Hudson and Allen sells leaves in their Litter series.

But hard to find.

Also try Birch seed pods from Finland.

hi feldgrau
i would try birchtree seams
this is the right time now
to get out and bring a bag home which
will provide you with leaves
for your lifetime and i guess i saw
birchtrees the last time i was visiting belgium
cheers
bazooka your german neighbor

Hi

To do a whole tree or series of them but I guess the ones from Plus Model come closest looking.

http://www.plusmodel.cz/karta_en.php?id=237

Alan

There was an article I read somewhere, I can't find it for the moment, showing collecting a catkin from a certain type of tree, and when you break it down it looks like miniature leaves.

I can't remember on which site I saw it but if I come across it I'll post a link.

Alan