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Hello there, I don't know about how to do pine trees, yet. I've made about 400 trees myself which resemble oak-like trees. What I do is go and take a walk into a near forested area. I take my scissors and a plastic bag and look for little twigs which may appear to be suitable to become a "tree". I usually pick tough twisted twigs, cut them in pieces from one inch to 3-4 inches long. Go back home and sink them all in a solution of 30% rubbing alcohol, 30% elmer's glue, and water. I heat those twigs plus liquid solution for about five minutes (not boiling), then I take the twigs right out and put them into a regular cookie pan and the oven them for 10-15 minutes at 200 degrees, approx. (make sure not to toast them too much). Take the twigs out, let them cool down. Next, at your benchwork if you wish, cut the twigs accordingly to your hobby needs (shorter/longer) and glue (I use regular elmer's glue) some large, short, or medium bits of coarse turf covering the "tree's" tips. Pin the brand new trees into a sterofoam block piece and let the glue do its job. Nex day you can glue them into place in your layout. I use hot glue (you apply it with the help of an electric heated gun). And that's it!! I haven't find the need to paint the tree trunks since most of the tree trunks dry to a natural color. The good thing about this method is that you'll end up with a variety of tree trunks, twigs, shrubs, etc. The downside is that it is time consuming but the overall results are very, very nice...an cheap !! Best regards and good luck!! Rodolfo
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