The Truth About Scale Model Trees | River Road | Boomer Diorama ~ Vlog # 167
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- This is a short commentary with a new unpublished tree making tutorial where I demonstrate a method to model realistic (Sisal Rope) trees with tapered trunks and root flare. It was requested by a subscriber. I also talk about the profound impact scale trees have on modeling skill development, including the progressive art of the Diorama and Model Railroad. I also demonstrate how to make (Sisal Rope) Cedar Trees with tapered trunks.
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I have told others you make some of the best model trees on the internet.
Your comment in the beginning really struck me. You only have like ten major trees as the divider on the river portion, but it might as well be a forest.
Certainly some smaller saplings, and perhaps some background trees to fill out other sections, but really all you have is ten wonderful trees that add a divider.
I honestly never get tired of looking at it either. There is always something new I find on one of them somewhere.
Whenever I need a challenge I go back to modeling trees because I believe they are impossible to master.
@@boomerdiorama Only nature can master that, we just imitate them.
@@boomerdiorama A trees perfection is in it's imperfection.
@Boomer Diorama | River Road I don't think they are impossible to master..are you kidding me??What I am looking at on this absolute piece of art you are creating are absolutely mastered trees. You sir are a master..Now accept it.Ha..
"A layout you can live with, that doesn't overwhelm you" - so very well said. Thanks for bringing that idea to the table.
You are welcome. I like the size of this layout so much I am afraid to finish it.😁
You are without a doubt the most informative artist that I have observed. Thank you for slowing down and taking the time and making the effort to not only illustrate but also explain your techniques to us mere mortals. Truly inspiring!
You are welcome!😁
Trees give you tranquility and mental peace.
Yes indeed!😁
Oh, that lonely high-tension pole at the brewery! Such a forest would succumb to the evil chainsaw-wielding tree trimmers, clearing the wires here in Michigan... Thanks again, for the super knowledge downloads!
If you walk this short line trees hang out over the right-of-way everywhere in some places. ;-)
As usual you have taught us something. Thank you, Chris
My pleasure Chris!
Small scale (S) needs attention. You do create some of the best trees I’ve seen.
Cheers!
Another great video, excellent addition to the Tree Playlist.
Really getting the urge to make a tree, I absolutely do NOT need one, but a really, really WANT one!! 😂🤣🤣
They are a cool experience to build.
Many years ago my mate and I tried to make a large Pine tree. There was a tutorial where you fold a piece of wire in half and put the ends in a drill. Liberally coat the wire in PVA and then lay bristles from a 2" paint brush between the wire. Secure the loop on a nail and the start the drill. Never seen such a mess in my life! Luckily we did it in the shed, that was the last time we tried to make a tree! Oh yeah! it was 3ft tall LMAO!!
Great vidio, thanks for the ideas,.Thanks for the morning coffee...
Sure thing.
I think you have the right approach to your layout with greenry, I cannot begn to imagine your layout without stout trees which add to ones imagination, allow the viewer like my selfd a chance to see things that most do not see for themselves, all arounf me here in San Francisco are trees everywhere and a short drive allows me to walk in ancient forest of redwoods with elms, and yew and oaks, cotton woods and holly so adfinitum................
It's amazing how one well modeled tree has the power of ten on any layout. You only need a few.
Beautiful work! Miniature master at work!!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video , was introduced to your channel about a year ago mentioned by thom placier , have a limed space and have about the same size as his frist layout ,and needed ideas for my n scale , weather to have a 6ft by 14 inch wide rounds round or switching ,both of you have given me some insight of switching and also being a lone wolf operator, going to go back to some of your earlier videos to get ideas , thanks so much for all the great info and ideas for this 70 year old , keep up the great work and looking forward to next video
O.K. Glad to hear you are inspired to model! Cheers ~ Boomer.😁
Feel the bark! Don't forget smell the bark, Ponderosa Pine - Butterscotch and Vanilla, yummm!
Yes indeed!
Your trees look like real trees from the base to the top. They don't all look the same either. You can't buy them commercially. Nice!
Yes. Thank you. They take some work and practice but the results are always worth it.
Hoping to see the kenworth log truck soon I'm sure you haven't forgotten about it I'm a truck driver and a huge advocate for the kenworth brand ....still waiting patiently thanks for sharing your passion boomer!!!!
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Wow! Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great looking tree! I couldn’t imagine River Road with the standard pre made HO trees. After watching your videos I will never put a pre made tree on my layout!
Have fun!
Nice tree. The resulting appearance is very eye catching. ;-)
Thank you Sir!
trees are so common in nature that its so important to have high quality trees. for example making supertrees vs buying store bought trees completely transforms layouts and scenes. The difference is unbelievable
Super Trees are one of the profound developments that happened in the model railroad hobby.
Dear Boomer, just like in true scale, we can’t do without trees. We get happy from being around trees, they feed us with oxygen and help us to retain precipitation. From which we eventually fill our taps. If only for those reasons, trees on any layout or diorama should be considered little monuments for nature.
Love that Western Red Cedar you’ve made. Very cool to see how much of the sisal you ‘comb’ off. Awesome vid!
Thank you!
Excellent philosophy, practice, practice, practice to build confidence! Where have I heard that before? It is so true!
Great looking trees as always you never fail to share, thanks Boomer!
Intolerance to fail and negative outcomes are overcome with accepting imperfection coupled to relentless practice. ;-)
Even having painted and drawn trees my entire life, I really struggled with them in 3D. I couldn’t grasp the bone structure and how a tree was constructed. But once I figured it out, trees became my favorite thing to model.
They are a mystery in which we soon find out when we attempt to model them.😁
SUPER TREES
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The Joyce Kilmer Subdivision of the River Road😊
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I like the addition of the sisal to your tree-making repertoire. It adds another layer of texture that's a little more "relaxed" in appearance than the 12mm static grass. In other words, they play off one another very well. Great job!
Cool, thanks!
I started using sisal because at the time I couldn't get any 12mm static grass. I love using it too. I have a big ball of it and I can cut it off into whatever lengths I need. Love learning from a master! Thx Boomer!
Good job
😁Thank you!
Thanks for remembering my sisal question. 👊🏻 I think this answered most of them. Interesting to see another roots approach. I’ve been leaving the bottom of the trunk with no texture or paint. When I’m ready for roots, I unwind the green wire up the trunk about an inch, temporarily tape a number of wires around the trunk for my roots then re-wrap the green wire around them. I use CA and then texture paste to blend them in. Once that’s dry, I can remove the tape and carry on down the roots, flaring them out.
I’ve really given up on the sawdust (too chunky) and aluminum oxide (gets everywhere) for my N scale trees and am relying solely on texture paste applied in 3 watered down coats. If I start that at the top of the tree, gravity helps create a tiny flare at the base of each limb where it joins the trunk. I’ve found though that you have to cut the loops and position the limbs prior to doing this.
Keep going - love this channel! I watch something on here every day.
Your method evolution sounds awesome! Glad to hear you have developed a method you are comfortable with. Cheers ~ Boomer.😁
When I was about 17 yrs. old I worked as a " go for " for the window dressing dept. One day the department artist called me into his shop and said , do you know how to paint the bottoms of trees?". He was painting a backdrop for one of the front windows. I said sure and proceeded to paint about 10 bottoms of the trees he had started. They weren't fine art but they were trees. When I was finished he said to me , " how did you know how to do that? " , I replied, you have to think like you're 5 yrs. old ,a 5 yrs. old can't see much more of a tree when he's close.
He just stared at me and laughed saying, " I have to remember that". Just then the boss walked in and said, " What are you doing here ,get out and get to work". I haven't thought about it since , until you said ," have you ever touched a tree? "
Damn, now your trees are being back memories. I can't get enough.
Funny story. I guess I never stopped looking at trees since I was a kid. ;-)
Also, if you’d like to try a cool bark texture, mix a little crackle paste with sawdust. It’s perfect for old oak, applewood etc., anything with rough bark.
Yes. I used crackle paste on some snags (larger scale diorama) which I have not shown yet. Crackle paste works well for what you just described.
Would be keen to see how you would model a winter tree with no leaves
Sounds like a great idea!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and art! I have been making a lot of trees recently from Scenic Express Super Trees and have been making them taller than I originally thought I should based on your discussions around making trees to scale (n scale). I'm quite happy with the way they are turning out. They may not be the masterpieces you are creating, but your influence is starting to pop up all over my layout.
Wonderful!
I'd love some start to finish tree tutorials that don't skip over any key steps or skills.
I understand your request but I cover everything under playlists - "Model Tree Tutorials." There are 22 tutorials! www.youtube.com/@boomerdioramas/playlists
The conundrum is this channel is a progressive build log so it covers things that are part of a greater context chronologically. I do this for a reason because it is how we build multi media projects over a long period of time. Cheers.😁
Ah yeah I saw those, they're not exactly start to finish idiot-proof guides, but together they teach the skills needed. Tons of other good teaching-focused guides online too. I think with a mix of all this knowledge I'll be able to come up with something nice :)
@@baronjutter Part of the equation is to actually dive in and experience the build as we all learn through trial-and-error this way. 😁
I’m happy to see a modeler with the proper attention to trees… I model Appalachia and require quite a few deciduous trees. I’ve been using a lot of Sagebrush to get 12”-15” trees, I’ve completed around 100 over the past 3-4 years, but prolly will require 300 more, plus many more background trees. I’ve done a bit of wire work and am so happy you’ve turned us on to the Golden modeling paste products. I really didn’t care for the results or the process especially, when I was trying clay. I’m looking forward to some deciduous modeling from you when you get there.
Thanks much for all the effort you put into sharing, even if I know Ralph and I have burnt a few of the other guys out on our evangelism for your channel. 😊
A few well modeled, and strategically placed trees, will make all the rest (average trees) look better as well. ;-)
I think it looks very good , mine has a few fall and just few turning to fall.
Modeling seasons is a great idea!
Your watter is amazing. Do you have a video on your technique?
Check the main page for "Popular" videos: ruclips.net/video/uSXTAMBIhOM/видео.html
Another great tutorial.
The detail of your trees is outstanding. I am curious if you make some of your trees less detailed for the background to force the perspective and give the illusion of greater depth to the diorama?
Yes I do! I push all the rejects to the rear. I mean you can use super trees, etc. for filler trees as well if you pull some feature trees forward.
Glover Road… your model building interested me, but very few trees. The layout seemed kinda ordinary just something I popped in on once in a while. Now river bend…. I have been watching you build this start to finish. I’ve gone back and saved the tree how to videos. It makes me think it’s real
Cool, thanks
Fantastic work. Really looks beautiful and YOUR trees create true SCALE in the model. This is where I think a majority of modelers fall short. They buy off-the-shelf products that are really undersized for their scale (and location) they model. 2"-3" trees in N scale are only @27-40 feet. And I feel like it looks much better if the trees do what they do - TOWER over the surroundings (of course this varies based on location, but there's a factor here that is oft-overlooked).
Also, what is the book you're using for reference? Is that NW specific? Or does it cover more of the continent?
Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!
Living in B.C. makes it impossible to ignore the size of average tree height, especially along the coastal region of B.C. which also helps to reinforce the prototype I model. Cheers and thanks for sharing. 😁
@@boomerdiorama is that book a local reference guide? Or how much does it cover?
@@ATrainGames General info on North West Trees.
I’ve modeled the Sonoran Desert and it’s every bit as challenging. I’d love to send you a photo of a diorama I did, let me know how.
Sounds awesome.
Boomer, what is your preferred method of thickening limb connections into the tree truck. I know there is green stuff out there, but does fiber paste work well.
I use fiber paste. Stab it on and work it in a little and you will get the hang of it after a little practice. Hint: dip the brush in some water now-and-again as well to feather out the paste ;-)
Where did the squirrel go?
"Pinhead" size . . . lol.
What is Sizel??? I can’t find the video where you explain it.
16" High tallest.
I can picture those trees on MY layout...😅
Seriously, it's like what my Illustration instructor said: Use scrap and research. You aren't God, you need to see the real thing!
I think tree modeling is the same for everyone. Keep at it in small bunches and they keep getting better with each subsequent batch. As you build them your confidence and experience grows with the tree philosophy as well.
@@boomerdiorama Thanks for the feedback!!
You mentioned a Desert...
Here is some inspiration for your (or someone else's) next layout.
YaadGar is an abandoned station on the Quetta-Taftan Line in Balochistan, Pakistan. It marks the start of the Desert. To the north is Afghanistan, to the West Iran (the last station on the line is in Iran). The chap who made the video is one of the train crew based at Quetta.
ruclips.net/video/KsNaPbo2xW4/видео.html
Seriously, this would be a great diorama and the line a wonderful subject for a layout. And I say that as a thoroughgoing Englishman ensconced in that most English of locations, Surrey.
That is an awesome subject. How many times do we see a shelf layout of a desert diorama? Much thought and creativity would go into the variations of the sand dunes and textures ,etc. It's good to think outside the box like this and take risks. Who knows you might start a trend . . . ;-)
In inches how tall are your trees and this is HO right ?
12" to 16" inches. 80' to 120' feet.
Boomer, starting at 0:15 of this video, what is the name of that tool you are using to rake the Fiber Paste or Mate Medium on the tree trunk? And when did you get it...? Thanks
It's a "sculpting rake." They are cheap and you can find them at art supply stores as sculpting tools.
@@boomerdiorama, Thank you for getting back to me and directing me in the right direction. If anyone else is looking for one,
I found it under "Feather Wire Texture Pro Needle Pottery Clay Tools Sculpting"
boomer, does Gloden crackle paste work for tree texture?
Yes. Especially, if you lay it on thick. If you apply it too thin it doesn't seem to work as well . . . but thicker the better after you put paint on it as well.
Boomer. Regarding layout size... was that you talking to my wife on the phone last night?
Make sure you sell her on the shelf space above . . . lol. ;-)
@@boomerdiorama i tried that already. :-(
Boomer, as you panned around the layout, just noticed your power poles. Are they kit bashed also?
Scratch Built here (3 parts) if you scroll back two years under videos: ruclips.net/video/jy68MltMTO0/видео.html
I've tried before but I can't make em , I've bought serval for my layout
You can do it!