Cheap almost free trees ho ho ho.

[richrua]

grab a bit of cheap fake Christmas tree. trim bits to suit. dip in watery pva. dip in flock. repeat. allow to dry. pics to follow.

 

Not perfect but a good background tree if you dont feel like spending the price of a pint on one tree....

[richrua]

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[Dunluce Castle]

Looks really really good, great idea

[richrua]

P.S. My selection of christmas tree has a good wire to it so is nice and strong. Found next to bin in work!!!

[richrua]

thanks ! I am going to site a few of these on a hill to see how they look.

[richrua]

oh and when i was finished with the flock I trimmed the stem a wee bit.

[heirflick]

good tip there richrua!

[richrua]

Yous have probably seen it before...there are some very talented modellers here! but i was pleased enough with the results to share.

[Glenderg]

for those that miss out on the christmas tree buzz, you can for about 20 eu, get a 6 foot length of 4 inch wide stuff, called a gutter brush. Same idea as the above, dip in pva, add flock. Because it's so fat it can be trimmed to more irish proportions like oaks and beeches without looking like an odd shaped pine tree. Props to richrua for bringing this up - woodies for the gutter brushes btw. Richie

[richrua]

[richrua]

that is the wee tree up on the hill. couple more on the other side of the road will do it.