Hi guys,
I was advised to place some tree-stumps in my diorama, but I do not know how to make them:

What is the easiest and quickest way of making tree-stumps?

Thanks,
Harry

Gday Harry
For most basic stumps you can use any two part epoxys or putty (milliput, etc) Do an image search to select a choice stump, and use this as a guide. Make a roll of putty, and cut at the stump height required... Using your fingers you can smooth in a downward motion and out, to get the flared effect of the tree roots at ground level... Leave the basic shape to cure for a little while, then come back and start the bark detail, which with most trees would run vertically, but irregularly... Also the roots will need refining. Finish with faint ring marks in the top, and shape the bark to come away a little around the top rim, as this is where it was lopped and the bark would be most stressed... Once you get a pic you'll get the idea... Basically each one you make will be unique... And remember you need to decide whether they are deliberately lopped, or fallen over through age, winds, war etc. The top will look different, as a fallen tree may appear more jagged, easily replicated by having 'fingers' of timber still jutting up from the main top...
Good luck!
Cheers
Brad
P.S. Do a search for tree stumps 1/35 ... It'll bring up some AM manufacturers examples...

Try this one its a great way of creating your own

Stumps




redleg

Another way is to find a stick that is the diameter of your stump. Then cut it to length. Add the putty Brad mentions to the outside to mimic the root structure.

Thats how I did the stumps to the left

Thanks for the methods, Brad, RedLeg and Scott. I will try them out today, as see which one I find the best.

Cheers,
Harry

If all else fails, Armand Bayardi makes a wide variety,