M'kay so I wanna make these trees on a shoreline and in 1/72 scale but I'm not really good at making trees with wire.... This type of tree (in the background) is some kind of pine tree ... Maybe in the tropics ???, but I really need help ASAP ... Any replies will do , THANX in advanced;) http://www.kokusaitravel.net/Japan/Miyajima%20Itsukushima%20Shrine.jpg

Hi Tuazon,

Take a look at these:

http://railroadmodeling.kitmaker.net/news/12479

Thanks a lot Fredrick for the reply... I'll look into it

But. Does anyone have an idea how to make it yourself instead of purchasing one of the Internet?? I like to scratch build as much as I can.

Hey Tuazon, best I can figure for 1/72 scale, is to use a wood match stick. Sand down to a point (top) and rough up the wood to leave a rough surface. Try finding a pulmosa fern to use for branch's. Soak the in glycerin to keep them pliable. pant the fern what color you need and the bark surface a gray/brown. Hope this helps some.

Hey Davis, thanks for the idea ... Do you have a picture of the tree , pictures would help a lot

Hi Tuazon,
In 1/72 scale a 60' pine tree will be approximately 11.25"-12" and you want a trunk diameter of 1/4" (scale 2' diameter, 5/16" is closer but may look out of scale) Use a dowel of this diameter and taper it to a long,slender point. To model trees as those in the picture I would use caspia instead of plumosa for foliage.
There are alot of pics on my website to give you ideas
(all trees are made with plumosa in the pics)
http://www.thescenicfactory.com/
hope this helps

Do you think something like this could pass as some kind of pine tree somewhere in the ... tropics maybe???? http://www.greenlifestudios.com/gallery-detail.php?id=31&cat_id=2&keywords=Myers_Asparagus