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Decided it’s time to add a few trees to my track.. and not those tiny ‘trees’ that are about
seven feet tall in 1/32 scale.. A normal sized tree about 35’ is what I was thinking..

First I went outside and found some suitable sticks to make a tree out of..




Then I trimmed some and started adding branches to the main ‘trunk’.. I used a dremel bit about the same
size as the branch I was adding and made the hole deeper than you see here so the new branch would slide
in and fit well.. I used (get this) wood glue to hold them together..




Next I added some fall foliage from Woodland Scenics.. none of it is glued, it’s just draped around.
Looks just OK.. hard to get a fully covered tree look so I’m just going with the story that it represents
the track in the fall, and many of the leaves have already fallen 




The tree is mounted to a nail sticking up through the track..I drilled a nail sized hole in the base of the tree.
After I took some of these pictures I sprinkled a few fallen leaves down under the tree.. I think it looks
pretty good scale wise.. not towering, and not like a bush..
















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:lol: What planet is that tree from? :lol:

Looks like fall colors :clap: beauty!

Xr4ti

I like the style, just go outside and get one :)

I like it! And the tree swing is a cool addition! :)

That looks great Kev, The fall colors look good on any track to me.
Bob

Looks great to me!

Good beginnings. If I may make a little suggestion?

Use some polyester stuffing for cushions, etc to bulk up the canopy first. I like mine black because it disappears, but I think Woodland Scenics do green. Just needs an open light coverage, but it will give you a better coverage. Then you can sprinkle crumbed foam or 'leaves' for your foliage.

These are not great examples, but they're the only photos I have.