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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: Ray Earle on 16 January 2014, 12:57:14 PM
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Hi gents,
Hope this is in the right section, if not feel free to give it a shove in the right direction. :D
I'm looking for a tutorial on how to make tree frameworks from twisting wires together. Does anyone know of such a thing online?
Cheers,
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Hi gents,
Hope this is in the right section, if not feel free to give it a shove in the right direction. :D
I'm looking for a tutorial on how to make tree frameworks from twisting wires together. Does anyone know of such a thing online?
Cheers,
If you scroll down this page to the area called Related Topic ... you will probably find some interesting threads.
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I made some wire trees recently roughly following Dr. Mathias' tutorials: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=41545.0
However, I did it a bit differently. I got some floral wire (24 or 27 guage). I cut about 20 strands, maybe 4" each - I would say cut the pieces about 1-2" longer than the height of tree you wanted. I also made some pine/hemlock trees using a section of dowelling, drilled some holes for branches, and put two wire sections per hole for the branches.
After twisting my armatures, I made a mixture of acrylic caulking, sand, water, and craft paint to the colour of the bark I wanted. I then gooped it over the armature, and left it for a day to dry. I did some drybrushing, and voila! You can leave them bare or add foliage.
I used these for a diorama I did for a gift, you can see some pictures in this thread: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=59188.0
A plus as well, the caulking maintains flexibility, so you can adjust the branches a bit if you need to. Though I would not try bending them 90 degrees.
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Hi gents,
Hope this is in the right section, if not feel free to give it a shove in the right direction. :D
I'm looking for a tutorial on how to make tree frameworks from twisting wires together. Does anyone know of such a thing online?
Cheers,
This is my take:
http://mitchwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/hundredth-post-trees-going-cheap.html (http://mitchwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/hundredth-post-trees-going-cheap.html)
This is what I got out of it:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h2XCZwm7aLk/UcN8ivaBYzI/AAAAAAAAA-k/WiUEsRWtkT0/s320/trees_11.jpg)
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To cover the wire armature you can aslo coat it with wood glue and cover the piece with sawdust. looks quite good as I have tried a couple of trees that way. ;)
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Great stuff, thanks gents. :D
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To cover the wire armature you can aslo coat it with wood glue and cover the piece with sawdust. looks quite good as I have tried a couple of trees that way. ;)
Interesting technique, I use either filler or if I want to do a bit of sculpting miliput.
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Interesting technique, I use either filler or if I want to do a bit of sculpting miliput.
The result of the sawdust and woodglue mix gives a very sturdy end result but you will need several coats depending on the amount of space you left when twisting the wires (if that makes sense). I have chosen for this techniques as filler is prone to cracking but miliput also sounds like a good idea as it dries rock solid.
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The acrylic modelling medium I used is moderately flexible. Flexible enough that it won't crack off my cutting mat but has to be scraped off >:(
Painter's caulk would be an alternative for smooth barked trees (beeches, birches, chestnuts). It remains permanently slightly flexible and is tough as old boots.
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The result of the sawdust and woodglue mix gives a very sturdy end result but you will need several coats depending on the amount of space you left when twisting the wires (if that makes sense). I have chosen for this techniques as filler is prone to cracking but miliput also sounds like a good idea as it dries rock solid.
It makes perfect sense, I use filler because it's quick.