Bob, could you post a photo of your trees? Sounds like a neat idea!
Todd
Bob: Thanks for your note. Sounds like you really know what you are doing. I just might give it a whirl.
At present I am in the process of constructing 300-400 HO deciduous trees. I personally, like to use cheap furnace filters,that are torn into two layers and then spray painted, green or flat black. I then cut the filters into strips, and then cut the strips into rough circles of 1"-1 1/2 " diam. For O scale trees, you would probably use full length or half length wooden skewers,(or dowels), sharpened on both ends (and stained bark color, for the trunks). I push about 5 circles onto the skewers and then spray with adhesive. I then sprinkle on finely ground up green or Fall colored Woodland Scenic foam. The sharpened points are then pushed into predrilled holes, since I change the color of the forest with the season, I do not glue trees in place. Weeds with multi-branches are used only for the foreground trees. Commercial trees are far too expensive, when you are using hundreds of trees. Bob Hahn
Perry: Thanks, so much, for the leads.
Here you can purchase bulk orders of an entire forest that look great and can be used for background trees as well.
http://www.storesonline.com/site/519086/page/157542
A few trees up front near the viewer can be found here. These are the best I've seen and if just a few will do, they may be worth it to you...
http://www.canyoncreekscenics.com/
I think it was Dave Frary that once said he's never seen a layout with too many trees on it...
Castle Canyon
http://home.mchsi.com/~ironmaster1960/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
I have been looking through my latest catalog from "Scenic Express" mainly for trees. ( "O" )
I need quite a few. OUCH!
Any suggestions for retailers whose prices are extremely reasonable would certainly be appreciated.
Many thanks.