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Super trees

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  • From: Amish country Tenn.
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Posted by loathar on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 12:04 PM
Looks great! I need to get one of their kits and try them. I can make good back ground trees but would rather do something else in the foreground.
I was checking out a layout builders web site and they did a fall/winter layout with all bare Super Trees. It looked AMAZING!
They say you can plant the seeds from the bottom of the bag of armatures and grow those plants if you have the right conditions.
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    February 2005
  • From: Vancouver Island, BC
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Posted by selector on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:20 AM

I agree, Jarrell, they are very good...excellent.  I think I will have to break down and purchase a half dozen or so for the foreground's sake in imaging.  I can make some okay trees, but they are best at a distance.

You have done a ton of ballasting.  How did that go, looking back?

Also, what is the radius of the curve?

-Crandell

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  • From: US
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Super trees
Posted by jacon12 on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:06 AM

I haven't posted for a while, but I have done some work on my layout.  I decided to try the Super Tree brand of trees on the center area of my layout, the only part that is sceniked so far. I'd have to say I like them, especially for areas like this where the viewer can walk all around the peninsular looking at things from every angle.  I don't think I'd like to make the hundreds you'd need to cover a hillside.  That's best left of other methods, IMOH. 

Jarrell

 HO Scale DCC Modeler of 1950, give or take 30 years.

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