HO Scale Model Tree | Fleshing Out Form: Part 3 

Yes Paul I sure do! It is even better when the next stage comes together as well . . . like the flocking. Hang tough it is pending. - Boomer.

Try Opus Art Supply (Sculpting Tools).

@@boomerdiorama Thanks, found it! The correct search words are helpful.

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers. - Boomer.

Good attitude to have. I still attempt things with uncertainty. It's the nature of the hobby and how we discover things. ;-)

Thank you Ted! I really appreciate the encouragement and the compliments. It makes all the work worthwhile if it inspires the model Railroad community to greater heights and deeper immersion on the smaller footprint. That is the goal! Cheers. - Boomer.

Thank You for that! . . . Go for it! Cheers. - Boomer.

Thanks for the encouraging words!

Thank You! . . . but that`s O.K. . . . lol. Cheers.

They are indeed. Thank You Joel. Cheer. - Boomer.

You should check out their "glass- bead" medium as well if you are into doing water effects. Makes for unreal rapids and moving water effects for streams, rivers, etc. You just paint the wood surface and then layer on the glass bead medium with other clear acrylics, etc. Cheers. - Boomer.

@@boomerdiorama I'll do it. I read up on that product when I was snooping the website. Wondered what it could be used for? Thanks for the tip.

Great point!

Thank you so much 😀 - Boomer.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for sharing your passion Arthur. I appreciate it. We all have an ebb-and-flow in the hobby. Some are up, and some are down. The passionate community (like yourself), helps kindle the passion for others as we all grow in our skills and knowledge. Cheers. - Boomer.

This technique is a little more work than some, but it produces a nice looking tree for a feature scene you wish to model. Cheers.😁

Yes. The artist's "creative zone" is a cool and peaceful place to be. - Boomer.

Thank you too! - Boomer.

Thank you Peter!!!

Cheers!

Glad to hear you found the fiber paste Julian. It's a great modeling medium. Some of their other pastes and mediums are really cool as well. Cheers. - Boomer.

Thank you! Cheers! "Fruit Tree Final" is pending. Cheers.

Sounds good. I'll check him out. Cheers. - Boomer.

Central Hobbies is the only real Railroad Shop left in the Fraser Valley. I used to do big business with them and a few others back in the day. I have not been there for a decade at least. I get my general hobby supplies from RC Pitstop in Langley. I also order my model train stock online from back east now. The selection is hard to beat. Prices are very competitive as well. It`s so easy from my office. Otter Valley Railroad Hobbies (Canadian). They have a great selection, shipping is great, and I don`t have to drive into town.

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As modelers, in the twenty-first century, we have never had it so good when it comes to building materials.

Good question! You will see shortly! Cheers. - Boomer.

Dang, like an idiot I got the Golden Molding Paste and not the Fiber Paste! 😡

@@cbrailroader642 The Golden Molding Paste is nice to have as well. No worries. - Boomer.

e.g. what length and gauge or wire did you use. Are the branches wrapped on or are they truly branches of the wire?

Not sure if I covered the Cherry Tree. It's the same twisted 26 guage wire composing all the branches with static grass added as well. Cheers.

It`s all on by hand. Lay it on like you would straddle hay over a pitch fork - but sparingly. Cheers. - Boomer.

Opus Art Supply.

Opus Art Supply. Ask them about "sculpting" rake.

Cheers. - Boomer.

I have used most of it, in one way or another, over the years. You have to use the products in order master the medium. I mentioned what was special about the medium in the series. In other words, you need to apply the practical. No practical, no experience, no mastery. Yes, there are loads of options available for the user for sure. Cheers. ~ Boomer.

Only asking because it’s hard to get that particular brand in the UK

@@marka87 O.K. - Sorry. I don't know of any other brand like it unfortunately. There is Celluclay as well but it is a bit harder to apply at this scale. Cheers.

Opus Art Supply in a cheap sculpting package of other tools a well.

@@boomerdiorama Great thanks 😊

I am not quite sure. I may have picked it up at Opus Art Supplies. If you can`t find one, pick up a cheap "Oil Paint" (coarse brush) and randomly cut some of the bristles out. I almost prefer the latter because it actually works better because the bristles flex. I just couldn't find the "stiff" brush for the video. Cheers. - Boomer.

@@boomerdiorama Thanks. 👍

@@williambryant5946 Cheers.

I picked up the "sculpting" rake tool at Opus Arts Supplies store many years ago. Not sure if they even make them anymore. Cheers.

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Golden Fiber Paste diluted with a little water.