More trees

[Silent Invader]

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[Cory]

Those look great.

I know what you mean about the trees not looking right in the close up, but it is very much an issue of not being able to see the forest for the trees - your net affect is wonderful.

[AndyRix]

like what you've done with those although I usually go for more irregular bases - they look really good

[Barry S]

I quite like the additional scatter on the scratchbuilt even though I thought they looked fine as they were

I can't wait to see a photo of your table all set up

[former user]

Your forrest is fantastic
by dead trunks You mean trunks lieing around or stumps of cut/fallen trees?

[former user]

thx

very nice - You could also include some uprooted trees. Just a suggestion

[former user]

[former user]

now some things become clear 
it pays out for your scenery, this is evident

[Cheeky Monkey]

Very nicely done. I too like to add flock to bottlebrush trees for a more realistic appearance, and adding to the trunks really makes them work a lot better.

[Le matou rouge]

SI, These trees are great ; The first pic particularly with all the firs en masse looks very impressive.

I couldn't comment on all your other posts these last months but I would like to add how I'm amazed by what you realised during this time 
And I know where you come from because I started collecting FIW before you and achieve almost anything. So I thank you very much for the way you share your work and your constant update : in two word, so inspiring !

meow,
matt     

[Dr. The Viking]

Any chance of a link to a retailer for that green sponge stuff you use?

[Gluteus Maximus]

As used for the foliage on the deciduous trees?  It's not sponge but nylon scouring pad for cleaning saucepans, etc  They come in an approx. square shape, like a thin mat of tough nylon fibres.  I got mine from ASDA (a UK supermarket) but I'd guess they'd be available anywhere, about £1 for 4 if I remember right.  The important thing is they're green, they're nylon and they don't have cleaning chemicals incorporated.

Asda scourers, eh? They could easily be used to represent those curiously flattened African Acacia trees 

[Dr. The Viking]

As used for the foliage on the deciduous trees?  It's not sponge but nylon scouring pad for cleaning saucepans, etc  They come in an approx. square shape, like a thin mat of tough nylon fibres.  I got mine from ASDA (a UK supermarket) but I'd guess they'd be available anywhere, about £1 for 4 if I remember right.  The important thing is they're green, they're nylon and they don't have cleaning chemicals incorporated.

Sorry I'm an idiot - I only wrote half of what I meant to write:

Any chance of an ONLINE retailer...

Oh well - I understand now that you don't buy it online (which was my assumption for some reason).
I shall have to google away myself then.

[Gluteus Maximus]

Gluteus, I think you are spot on.  I think the trick would be to tear them, not cut them, into thinner layers/slices (being nylon fibre they part quite easily) then tear some more off of the sides of each of these thinner layers for a bit of irregularity.

I think I'm going to have a go. At the moment my trees are sort of generic European/ Eastern American types and I need something that says "African Bush"