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Creating Realistic Aspen Trees with Martin Tärnrot

In this Model Railroad Academy video, modeler Martin Tärnrot will demonstrate how to make model trees, specifically aspen trees. Aspen trees can be trickier to model because of their unique pattern and colors. Martin makes the trunk and branches from 0.03-inch-thick steel wire. He starts the process by cutting 12 pieces of wire at six…

A Forest of Trees

Building a model railroad layout for most modelers means trying to create a little piece of the world and make it as realistic as possible. The trains, structures, scenery, and backdrop are all part of creating the illusion of a miniature world in which we can get lost as we operate our railroads. Creating that…

Trees on the Baltimore and Ohio L&S Division

Ed Lorence shows how he makes model railroad trees for his Baltimore and Ohio L&S Division with goldenrod. This goldenrod is in season, being picked in the last week of October or early November. To make trees, modelers first need to have cheap green paint, either in a glossy or flat finish. The trick is…

Modeling Oak Trees with Martin Tärnrot

In this video, Martin Tärnrot demonstrates how to make model trees from scratch, specifically a miniature oak tree. He pulls inspiration from the oak trees on Avery Island, which are excellent eye catchers for a layout. The trunk and branches are made from .07-millimeter steel wire. Martin cuts them into ten-inch pieces, twisting four wires…

The Soo Line – Making Model Railroad Trees & Realistic Scenery

As we’ve seen in an earlier clip, the scenery on Ray and Renee Grosser’s large Soo Line layout features very lifelike scenery, and one of the most notable aspects are the model railroad trees which number in the hundreds. Each has been handcrafted by Renee, and she shares her secrets to making convincing deciduous trees…

Making Model Train Scenery Trees

In part seven of the 9-part Kanawha & Western Allegheny series, C.J. Riley offers a step-by-step tutorial on making trees. He demonstrates how to make them on one of his sheet foam ridges on his layout. In this video, he is in the middle of adding the trees to the particular section so he walks…

Making Evergreen Model Railroad Trees on Seneca Valley Lines

Peter Darling is the Chief Engineer of the Rochester Model Railroad Club, and in this video he demonstrates how to take three commercially available materials and turn them into good looking model railroad trees. A material he uses to aid in the construction and storage of the model railroad trees is a Dow product called…

Making Trees for Model Railways: Techniques for Your Layout

Model scenery begins to appear realistic with the integration of foliage. It brings dimension and detail to a model railroad layout. With such importance, making trees for model railways can be a tedious step in your designing process. Typical railway scenes require vast amounts of greenery. The process can be especially exhausting if you are…

Creating Winter Trees with Paul Dolkos

To make model railroad scenery trees for winter scenes, or deciduous trees in particular, Paul Dolkos recommends finding some armature material that has a complex branching structure. The pieces he shows came off of real trees, so they do not have very many branches and are a bit too sparse for a model tree. Instead…

How to Make Miniature Trees from Goldenrods

Nature provides many great examples of miniaturized vegetation that we can use on our layouts. There are many natural materials from your own yard or fields you can use to make nice, inexpensive, and realistic looking trees. Goldenrods might be considered a strange material as they can cause some people with allergies to suffer, but…

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