There'll be a chance to see these trees up close and personal soon, although I'd be grateful if you could leave the axes at home! Parts of this monster-build will be on display to the public for the first time at Salute 2020/21 in London on 13th November. Do feel free to come and say hello if you're there...
@@GeekGamingScenics And the spray bottles get clogged at some point too so they don't spread evenly or with a fine mist anymore. Great idea for that garden sprayer Luke!
ya I've seen everyone who makes gaming boards switch back and forth between hands as they are sealing off the tables. and Luke just set it on auto...good stuff man.
This video has so much great info packed in. The liquid latex dip, the garden sprayer for the scenic cement, the contact cement vs super glue - this is why I love your content, thanks for this man!
Seconded. Regardless of how the trunk is made, you've set a high-quality standard for wargaming trees. The glimpses into your mass-production line for them was informative. Perhaps you could review how you plan and prepare for mass builds like that? Not in detail, perhaps a few minutes on your process.
"a fat lad wi a load of wotsits on his fingers", love an unexpected laugh when I'm learning new things. You're so fab, thanks for all the brilliant tutorials.❤️
As someone who also makes LARP props you could possibly speed up the process by adding craft acrylic in 3 to 1 ratio with your liquid latex you could colour and coat in one go
Brilliant vid. I live in Australia and use the uprooted roots of woody weeds (a byproduct of my work) as basic tree armatures (because free is cheaper than cheap) Many of the techniques you showed here are completely transferrable and will work well to make my next batch of trees better looking and harder wearing. Fanks bruvvah!
those latex skin webbings look like tent caterpillar webbing. So if you left them on, you could have trees suffering a severe tent caterpillar infestation. Or possibly Mirkwood spiders, if you're doing fantasy terrain. Add a few mini spiders to that, and it would look rather convincing.
I did one of those tree armatures with seafoam using the geekgaming base ready glue. I found as long as you hold it in place for a second it held it to the tree much better than other glues.
Couldn’t stop laughing at “if it can take an axe, it can take a fat lad with wotsits all over ‘is fingers”. Even writing it made me laugh again. Brilliant. Great tutorial as well!
Thank you for your videos they help me show my nieces and nephew that they can use their imagination in the hobby and that their projects will take time.
You've got a very robust bush, Mr Fellows. I bet it can take a right pounding. The latest Chuck Tingle book, "Pounded in the Bush by a Fat Lad with Whotsit Fingers"
i use sponge to get stronger trees. First i mix it, then i use a mix of colour and white glue. Takes very long to dry but it's rocksolid. Since it gets smaller at it dries, a second passage is necessary. It's great for dense trees and hedges.
OK, so normally I just roll my eyes at the thumbnails on RUclips videos, but I have to say that yours legitimately made me chuckle. Love your channel, your work is fantastic!
This was so fun! I have always wanted to make a gaming table that was coverd in trees but as you mentioned, I am always afraid of them losing too much flock all over the place. And honeslty 60 trees in two days! Wow, I feel like that is pretty managable, even for myself who is a small-time hobbyist. Thanks for another great video!
After the liquid latex it's pretty similar to how I've done trees, but your starting point looks so much better! Definitely going to have to see how easily I can get the other materials, I love the woodland scenics armatures.
As a railway modeler I was surprised to see a wargamer using Woodland Scenics products as they a mostly known as a model railway scenery company. Although your trees are designed for wargaming they would also be perfect for a portable model railway that goes to shows. As for a home layout you could skip the last bit.
Don't know how you learned your skills but you've nailed it. I'm not a wargammer but I really like to watch your videos. No one I know around here plays games and that's a shame because it really seems like fun. Being a old guy with few friends sometimes sucks. 😂
@@GeekGamingScenics A small town in Southeast Kentucky. Lots of drug abuse and poverty. Have you ever done a video on how you got started and learned all your skills ? That would be interesting. You do amazing work Sir. And I'll be watching.
Liquid latex is fantastic. I used to use it back in the day for larp costumes and weapons. You can mix it with most acrylic or latex based paint just stay clear of paints with strong chemical scents (terpentine, etc) and untested spraypaints. Some of these can melt latex and results in a stickyness that can last for years. It can probably do everything PVA does. Just differently. Its a more flexible alternative. Fun fact for Larp weapons we found 3 dips was adequate to make a weapon that would last for years.
That's amazing! I'd previously been dubious of sea foam's ability to stand up to the most destructive force known to humanity - players! Now though, I have to say I'm a convert. Great work Luke!
Absolutely maganificient they look really good! Two questions. 1.Have you ever painted the trees after with an airbrush? 2. if its trade secret or whatever, how much did these cost to make minus all of your labour? Like if I wanted to make them here in Australia (yes I can't sleep) how much would it cost me?
these are sick, man all your tutorials make me wish i had enough space to make big boards regularly. thanks for sharing def wanna try this in the future
Yes I'd 100% agree with Aaron R and for a change the end result is what will be looked at. What about shell damaged trees or had you forgotten about them on a battlefield? Cheers Luke and your mate.
Interesting and informative as always. 👍 I don't really make trees, but have to give this a try. (: And, totally missed that you had opened up a site for EU. ❤
Whoever playes Warhammer Total War knows that all trees are the strongest elements on the battlefield, totally undestructible. Glad to see this represented in the tabletop too ;-)
No vende los arboles sin las ramas? Quisiera saber de que material es o saber hacerlos o comprar gracias me gusta tu trabajo. Tienes mucha creatividad Felicidades!!
I Love the Trees! Hell I Loved The Autumn Color Myself But MEH Either way, THERE AMAZING!!! GREAT IDEA! THE SPRAYER! MOOHAHAHA!! Nifty!! SAVED IT FOR FUTURE IDEAS!! THANKS!!
I was not convinced by the durability of Sea Foam so for my trees I used the same armatures but used a kind of 3D foam that is put in gutter to keep out leaves. Like a very porous sponge structure. Tore it bits then painted it before using. Might be good if someone isn't making so many trees that they can justify filling a bucket with latex.
Have you considered how Liquid Latex changes over time? I've used it a lot for prosthetics and they simply break down over 6 months because it's an organic material. Might be ok under all the varnish and sealer but just interested how they will stand up over time.
Luke, what did you do to prevent or hide those unsightly drips of the contact adhesive? Rest of the build is pure genius, not least the garden sprayer!
They look great. How much do you think each tree costs in the end, £5 or £6? I'd love to have a good copse or orchard for my rank'n'file gaming but it's usability is a concern. Does a magnet solution work well for trees (so I can remove it for a 20 unit base). Or maybe a short bolt, with a nut on the base/ground that the tree could be screwed into (might take to long to do that during play).
Hot damn!! That’s amazing. I have been losing flock off my trees like a gym coach loses hair. I need to order some of your glue. Will you ship to Okinawa?
I tried making tree's with flock sponge once it was a pain, then i say Jermys from Black Magic Craft cheap dollar store tree's. I got bunch done in one night using a his idea. Thank you BMC
You should put together a bundle with everything you need to do one full pack of armatures. I bet it would sell like hotcakes. Would one pack of seafoam, flock and sealant be enough do you think?
Okay so what he's calling seafoam is actually supertrees. And it has a plant that smells like lichen and looks just like what you see except he's broken it off of the stems. On the stems they look very much like very real trees. But what he's doing with it is also impressively creative and I'm going to try it. This plant grows in Scandinavia and it can be ordered from Scenic Express in the United States. I'm not sure where he gets it I guess I could look in the details.
I did that almost the same way with my teenage kids last weekend, the armatures are great, bit if you use poly fiber in sted of seafoam its farter and becomes tight packed in the leaves pretty fast. And a question, why dont you use graffiti spraycans? They are about 3-5 pounds pr 400ml and is the best paint they do in spraycans
@@GeekGamingScenics thats pretty cheep, and if the quality is okey, its not bad. But i tryed most hobby brands and most of the hardware store brands and i have not found any spraycans that comes close to the quality of graffiti paints, and they come in low pressure and normal(realy high pressure). And they have diffrent caps for diffrent spray patterns, its worth checking out. Molotow or Montana is the best two brands
@@GeekGamingScenics cool. I think you guys have a lot better selection of cheep cans in the uk than we have in norway, and the cheep cans here are still more expenciv than the graffiti once, i cant find any cans at all under 6 euros here
@@BloopTube yeh here in norway its actully the cheepest cans i can get, even the cheep autopart stores dont have cans under 7-8euros here. And if i look for sales i can maybe find some for 5-6euros. So Montana is a lot cheeper
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There'll be a chance to see these trees up close and personal soon, although I'd be grateful if you could leave the axes at home! Parts of this monster-build will be on display to the public for the first time at Salute 2020/21 in London on 13th November. Do feel free to come and say hello if you're there...
Garden sprayer is genius.
@@GeekGamingScenics And the spray bottles get clogged at some point too so they don't spread evenly or with a fine mist anymore. Great idea for that garden sprayer Luke!
There was a point where it looked like Luke working at a garden nursery hosing seedlings.
ya I've seen everyone who makes gaming boards switch back and forth between hands as they are sealing off the tables. and Luke just set it on auto...good stuff man.
7.40 ISH "If it can take an axe then it can take a fat lad with a load of wotsits on his fingers". Absolutely hilarious! Great tutorial!
Words of wisdom :P
I proper laughed out loud at that
I think the trees with just the seafoam on it looked great for an autumn look.
This video has so much great info packed in. The liquid latex dip, the garden sprayer for the scenic cement, the contact cement vs super glue - this is why I love your content, thanks for this man!
Seconded. Regardless of how the trunk is made, you've set a high-quality standard for wargaming trees. The glimpses into your mass-production line for them was informative. Perhaps you could review how you plan and prepare for mass builds like that? Not in detail, perhaps a few minutes on your process.
Dammit, I have GOT to get a shed!
"a fat lad wi a load of wotsits on his fingers", love an unexpected laugh when I'm learning new things. You're so fab, thanks for all the brilliant tutorials.❤️
There's nothing manlier than trimming your bush with an axe...
I really liked the autumnal look of the raw seafoam - those looked awesome too!
As someone who also makes LARP props you could possibly speed up the process by adding craft acrylic in 3 to 1 ratio with your liquid latex you could colour and coat in one go
Brilliant vid.
I live in Australia and use the uprooted roots of woody weeds (a byproduct of my work) as basic tree armatures (because free is cheaper than cheap)
Many of the techniques you showed here are completely transferrable and will work well to make my next batch of trees better looking and harder wearing.
Fanks bruvvah!
Stealing this to death. My chunky 90s board needs some indestructible trees!
man that is so awesome, not jus for Wargaming but also dioramas for photography/action figure photography
Seeing you bust out the axe was great, haha. Nailed it!
those latex skin webbings look like tent caterpillar webbing. So if you left them on, you could have trees suffering a severe tent caterpillar infestation. Or possibly Mirkwood spiders, if you're doing fantasy terrain. Add a few mini spiders to that, and it would look rather convincing.
I’d love to see that
Those are some strong trees! I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone make terrain at this scale using a water sprayer before 😂
It looked so nice before paint! Like a real forest or something!
I did one of those tree armatures with seafoam using the geekgaming base ready glue. I found as long as you hold it in place for a second it held it to the tree much better than other glues.
Couldn’t stop laughing at “if it can take an axe, it can take a fat lad with wotsits all over ‘is fingers”. Even writing it made me laugh again. Brilliant. Great tutorial as well!
Awesome evolution of your old indestructible latex tree video! Love it!
I’d skip the paint and flock and keep them in their brilliant autumn appearance seen at 2:37.
Thank you for your videos they help me show my nieces and nephew that they can use their imagination in the hobby and that their projects will take time.
They look amazing! It looks like a forest from a distance and the trees look very organic.
You've got a very robust bush, Mr Fellows. I bet it can take a right pounding. The latest Chuck Tingle book, "Pounded in the Bush by a Fat Lad with Whotsit Fingers"
i use sponge to get stronger trees. First i mix it, then i use a mix of colour and white glue. Takes very long to dry but it's rocksolid. Since it gets smaller at it dries, a second passage is necessary. It's great for dense trees and hedges.
OK, so normally I just roll my eyes at the thumbnails on RUclips videos, but I have to say that yours legitimately made me chuckle. Love your channel, your work is fantastic!
Thats awesome man, can't wait to see those trees on the terrain. It's gonna look amazing!
"He's a lumberjack..."
Those are some tough trees - great job!
“He flocks up trees, he seals up clumps, he makes the arbor-y. On Wednesdays he goes shopping and buys paint for a pound or three.”
This was so fun! I have always wanted to make a gaming table that was coverd in trees but as you mentioned, I am always afraid of them losing too much flock all over the place. And honeslty 60 trees in two days! Wow, I feel like that is pretty managable, even for myself who is a small-time hobbyist. Thanks for another great video!
After the liquid latex it's pretty similar to how I've done trees, but your starting point looks so much better! Definitely going to have to see how easily I can get the other materials, I love the woodland scenics armatures.
Making trees is always something I’ve struggled with when making terrain thank you for the video will give this a try
I have 3 dozen armatures ready for seafoam. I think I am going to order latex tonight. Thanks for this video Luke.
Perfect timing, was looking for a way to make affordable trees for a Mirkwood board!
I really liked the distanced view of the trees before you flocked them. Since it gave me such a late fall feeling
As a railway modeler I was surprised to see a wargamer using Woodland Scenics products as they a mostly known as a model railway scenery company. Although your trees are designed for wargaming they would also be perfect for a portable model railway that goes to shows. As for a home layout you could skip the last bit.
Don't know how you learned your skills but you've nailed it. I'm not a wargammer but I really like to watch your videos. No one I know around here plays games and that's a shame because it really seems like fun. Being a old guy with few friends sometimes sucks. 😂
@@GeekGamingScenics A small town in Southeast Kentucky. Lots of drug abuse and poverty. Have you ever done a video on how you got started and learned all your skills ?
That would be interesting. You do amazing work Sir. And I'll be watching.
@@GeekGamingScenics 👍😀
Outstanding! I'm definately trying out these techinques. A garden sprayer is a must buy for me now. Wow, that can save me a lot of time.
Liquid latex is fantastic. I used to use it back in the day for larp costumes and weapons.
You can mix it with most acrylic or latex based paint just stay clear of paints with strong chemical scents (terpentine, etc) and untested spraypaints. Some of these can melt latex and results in a stickyness that can last for years.
It can probably do everything PVA does. Just differently. Its a more flexible alternative.
Fun fact for Larp weapons we found 3 dips was adequate to make a weapon that would last for years.
Excellent tutorial, I swamp mine in PVA, but this way is much cheaper and looks loads better than mine. Great stuff.
At around 6:22 it kinda looks like you're watering your bonsai garden :D Another fun video!
If somebody is swinging an axe at your wargaming table, you've got bigger problems than fragile trees.
You've outdone yourself mate. Props to you and the guys.
That's amazing! I'd previously been dubious of sea foam's ability to stand up to the most destructive force known to humanity - players! Now though, I have to say I'm a convert. Great work Luke!
Absolutely maganificient they look really good!
Two questions.
1.Have you ever painted the trees after with an airbrush?
2. if its trade secret or whatever, how much did these cost to make minus all of your labour? Like if I wanted to make them here in Australia (yes I can't sleep) how much would it cost me?
w0w man, You are like an encyclopedia ;) Awesome!! keep it UP!
Dang. Getting a garden sprayer. That's going to save hella time compared to unblocking a diffuser on commissions. Thanks!
Love your way to share your content with us. Thanks Luke, amazing work!
Looking forward to seeing this table finished can't wait 👍🏻
I love the looks of your trees.
They are always so great looking. And now they are indestructible too.
these are sick, man all your tutorials make me wish i had enough space to make big boards regularly. thanks for sharing def wanna try this in the future
Yes I'd 100% agree with Aaron R and for a change the end result is what will be looked at. What about shell damaged trees or had you forgotten about them on a battlefield? Cheers Luke and your mate.
Interesting and informative as always. 👍
I don't really make trees, but have to give this a try. (:
And, totally missed that you had opened up a site for EU. ❤
What exactly is the Matte Scenic Sealant he references at 6:00 in the video. I am searching everywhere for something to seal my trees proper?
Late answer- but the sealant a product he sells at Geek gaming scenics.
Whoever playes Warhammer Total War knows that all trees are the strongest elements on the battlefield, totally undestructible. Glad to see this represented in the tabletop too ;-)
Just ordered a bunch of your materials and very excited to try them out.
I can imagine leaving the webbing ON after the latex dip would leave a VERY interesting little specimen; good for an exoplanet board.
Love the casual walk up the stairs with the axe 😂 great vid Luke 👍🏻👏
Love it! Amazing process!
Should totally do a forest board next
"It can take a fat lad with wotsitts on his fingers"
I feel singled out.....
No vende los arboles sin las ramas? Quisiera saber de que material es o saber hacerlos o comprar gracias me gusta tu trabajo. Tienes mucha creatividad Felicidades!!
Great work on the trees 🌲 can’t wait for next video!!
Man, those are some fantastic looking trees. I'm going to have to look into that method.
I Love the Trees! Hell I Loved The Autumn Color Myself But MEH Either way, THERE AMAZING!!! GREAT IDEA! THE SPRAYER! MOOHAHAHA!! Nifty!! SAVED IT FOR FUTURE IDEAS!! THANKS!!
Link to Latex? Brilliantly executed Broseph!! You rock!!
@@GeekGamingScenics #GURU!! #TERRAIN NINJA
This is the kind of OG Luke content I love to see!
Brilliant. Especially the garden sprayer. Cheers!
I was not convinced by the durability of Sea Foam so for my trees I used the same armatures but used a kind of 3D foam that is put in gutter to keep out leaves. Like a very porous sponge structure. Tore it bits then painted it before using. Might be good if someone isn't making so many trees that they can justify filling a bucket with latex.
Great looking trees, will save this one and might do my own with your method. Thanks for sharing.
Will be using this method very soon!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
I had thought about using a resin dip for strengthening seafoam, but latex sounds like a good idea! Thanks, great video!
Absolutely marvelous homie
Great looking trees. Will have to give this a try.
nice vid keep up the good vid on the channel thanks lee
Have you considered how Liquid Latex changes over time? I've used it a lot for prosthetics and they simply break down over 6 months because it's an organic material. Might be ok under all the varnish and sealer but just interested how they will stand up over time.
Great work dude!
Luke, what did you do to prevent or hide those unsightly drips of the contact adhesive? Rest of the build is pure genius, not least the garden sprayer!
they looked so lovely and autumnal before paint...
brilliant stuff, great tutorial! do you think they would be equally durable if you also added some leaf flake?
They look great. How much do you think each tree costs in the end, £5 or £6? I'd love to have a good copse or orchard for my rank'n'file gaming but it's usability is a concern. Does a magnet solution work well for trees (so I can remove it for a 20 unit base). Or maybe a short bolt, with a nut on the base/ground that the tree could be screwed into (might take to long to do that during play).
Love them. Now I want trees on my table.
To paraphrase "Fat Lad with Wotsits on his fingers". Might have to steal that as my new band name. Spat out my tea when I heard that.
Luke you’re a genius. Thank you for your tutorials!!
Any suggestions for what to use for the latex step if you're allergic to latex? Would multiple coats of PVA or wood glue work?
Love a bit of bush! Holy 💩 they're durable AF !
Where do you find that liquid latex? Is it the same as casting latex? And what is the dilution rate?
Hot damn!! That’s amazing. I have been losing flock off my trees like a gym coach loses hair. I need to order some of your glue. Will you ship to Okinawa?
I tried making tree's with flock sponge once it was a pain, then i say Jermys from Black Magic Craft cheap dollar store tree's. I got bunch done in one night using a his idea. Thank you BMC
Thanks Lee great idea
Whaaaaaaaaaa ! ! !
What else ?
Thanks for sharing
Awesomeness, they are solid, good looking trees.
You have the BEST IDEAS!
You should put together a bundle with everything you need to do one full pack of armatures. I bet it would sell like hotcakes.
Would one pack of seafoam, flock and sealant be enough do you think?
Very good thay should out last you time your finish them. Stay safe 🤠🤠🤠👍👍👍
Luke, that's fecking awesome!
This is absolutely amazing!!!! Thank you so much
Those are very impressive trees.
Can you flock a game board with this technique. Will the latex work with static grass?
Thought about setting up some sort of cottage industry making these somewhere labour is cheap and selling them as finished products on the webstore?
Okay so what he's calling seafoam is actually supertrees. And it has a plant that smells like lichen and looks just like what you see except he's broken it off of the stems. On the stems they look very much like very real trees. But what he's doing with it is also impressively creative and I'm going to try it. This plant grows in Scandinavia and it can be ordered from Scenic Express in the United States. I'm not sure where he gets it I guess I could look in the details.
@@GeekGamingScenics have you ever dipped in latex once the spray adhesive as cured??
I did that almost the same way with my teenage kids last weekend, the armatures are great, bit if you use poly fiber in sted of seafoam its farter and becomes tight packed in the leaves pretty fast. And a question, why dont you use graffiti spraycans? They are about 3-5 pounds pr 400ml and is the best paint they do in spraycans
@@GeekGamingScenics thats pretty cheep, and if the quality is okey, its not bad. But i tryed most hobby brands and most of the hardware store brands and i have not found any spraycans that comes close to the quality of graffiti paints, and they come in low pressure and normal(realy high pressure). And they have diffrent caps for diffrent spray patterns, its worth checking out. Molotow or Montana is the best two brands
@@GeekGamingScenics cool. I think you guys have a lot better selection of cheep cans in the uk than we have in norway, and the cheep cans here are still more expenciv than the graffiti once, i cant find any cans at all under 6 euros here
@@BloopTube yeh here in norway its actully the cheepest cans i can get, even the cheep autopart stores dont have cans under 7-8euros here. And if i look for sales i can maybe find some for 5-6euros. So Montana is a lot cheeper
They look amazing!
incredible job, one question, don't you sell some little trees??
Hoping to find some inspiration for making my new formicarium tank to keep my ants in :)