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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: mikedemana on December 27, 2014, 07:40:06 PM
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I need lots and lots of trees for my French & Indian War games. Woodland Scenics ones look nice, but are not cheap. I've tried various experiments in the past. I decided to venture out to the local craft store while Christmas decorations were out in abundance to see if there was anything I could do. I came up with these, which cost about 50 cents each. Details are on my website, link here: http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2014/12/cheap-trees-for-tabletop.html
(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/mikedemana/Miscellaneous/CheapTrees11_FinishedFig_zps6d9f202f.jpg)
Check it out!
Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com
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Try a company out of Hong kong-"sfcdirect",on E-bay ,under train scenery,they ship fast and are cheap all scales. They have tons of terrain. Here is a example of 10 winter pine trees for $7.51. I have ordered many times .no problem. It will say from China next to any item description.
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My wife threw away a 9-foot garland this year because the lights didn't work. A lot of cutting with some tin snips and straightening and I ended up with several forests:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cAkuqTxQIHY/VKBo89bz4LI/AAAAAAAAAag/0o0sw-YWEJc/s1600/trees1.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5_-oCqMXxeg/VKBo3wTOn_I/AAAAAAAAAaY/H5haMhof5IE/s1600/trees3.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zyXST1LuX7Y/VKBo87nFpjI/AAAAAAAAAak/kMOLoYy9kWU/s1600/trees2.jpg)
Just poked into posterboard with a drop of glue to hold them in place.
I also took shorter sections, turned them the other way around, and planted them in rows. Hit them with a heat gun and the "leaves" wilted down. Put a drop of yellow paint on top and I have corn fields. No pics yet because the bases are not done.
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Great suggestion on the garland. I looked at it, but scratched my head on how to cut it up and mount it. Looks like you came up with a handy way to solve that problem. Nice job! And definitely, post some pics of the cornfields. I still need to make some of those...
Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com