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scotchpine
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Posted - 09/15/2008 : 06:19:49 AM
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Actualy this is a reply on a post in a thread in the "crew lounge" and after watching carefuly what is was going about( the : crew lounge")  I decided it would be better to put this post overhere...( I think 
Poly fibers are just great materials to make the "green stuff" on any layout, O HO or N even Z.. They are made in several colors but I think you mostly have to "paint" those fibers because of the non-natural colors of it I use the fibers too but I cut them first in very small parts( about 1/2 an inch), collect them in a large ( shoe)box and add /glue them on the frames by praying glue on the outsides of the twigs/branches..than directly after that: add some fine grassfibers at/over the outside of the braches with fibers and last: adding the leafs with a teasieve, like Ws fine turf in N/Z scale or coarse turf for HO scale. Also the leafs from Noch can ce used/glued on the colored fibers.. Any tree can be made by these fibers! like a (Fagus) beechtree:

or Betula( birch) trees:

shrubs and firtrees:

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Posted - 09/15/2008 : 06:43:21 AM
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Fantastic looking trees Jos! 
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Posted - 09/15/2008 : 07:49:21 AM
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Jos, Please tell me that the picture of the birch trees is of real trees and not ones you made. I have made a couple of birch trees and they do not look anywhere as realistic as those. I need many more so I am interested in what you did.
If you made these trees how about posting a tutorial with a little more of an explanation than is found in your first post.
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Posted - 09/15/2008 : 09:51:19 AM
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Way to go, Jos! Excellent!
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Posted - 09/15/2008 : 09:59:05 AM
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Some of the best trees I have seen indeed. I'll certainly second John in a request for a more detailed process how-to.
Terrific modelling.
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Posted - 09/15/2008 : 1:26:19 PM
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I also love the look. You really hit the realism nail on the head with these!!
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Posted - 09/15/2008 : 1:52:25 PM
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Outstanding trees Jos, great job!
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Posted - 09/15/2008 : 2:04:06 PM
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Beautiful trees, Jos! Thanks for sharing your techniques!
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Posted - 09/15/2008 : 4:25:45 PM
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Fantastic trees, Jos. You just can't show it and not tell us more...
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Posted - 09/15/2008 : 5:51:17 PM
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Great looking trees, show us more!!
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scotchpine
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Posted - 09/16/2008 : 07:08:54 AM
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Frederic Testard: quote: Fantastic trees, Jos. You just can't show it and not tell us more...
yes I can, Yes I can Yes I caaaaaaaaan! lol Back to topic: yes of course I will / TRY to make a "how to"..but unfortunately our "main"PC is shutted down for a while çause of a ( probably) virus so I cannot get/have acces to my pics...:( I've got only some "ready trees" on 'picoodle' so I just show you some more... Hope to start next week with the "how to"... Before....
 and after the storm:...
 the frame of a beechtree:
 some pollard willows: [URL=http://i.picoodle.com/109d9ftn] [/URL]
 birchtree:
 scotchpine trunk:
 so hope to make the tutorial soon...!
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Posted - 09/16/2008 : 07:41:34 AM
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Jos, manneke lief da sen schoone boomen, can't wait for the tutorial!! I really like how you have tapered the bottom of the trees to look like they have a root system. Glad my little note has brought you back, Pat
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Posted - 09/16/2008 : 08:42:12 AM
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Scotchpine (Jos), are the polyfibres from aquarium filters or from aquarium plants? They look very good indeed
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scotchpine
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Posted - 09/16/2008 : 12:38:21 PM
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Thanks everyone for the kind/nice words! :) Shortliner: "are the polyfibres from aquarium filters or from aquarium plants?" No they are just , as you wrote, polyfibers used in filters. The y are not artificial plants ( made of plastic) They can be bought in different size : very thin ,thin and more a "rough kind. I use the "fine" ones( pale white-green) for the birches and the "rough"( blue) ones for the "common" decidious trees(+the "rough ones" they make the proces of making trees faster! ;-) Hope i can show you the pics of "the how" to and the fibers soon!
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Posted - 09/16/2008 : 1:02:14 PM
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Jos, Those are great looking trees! I too am looking forward to a detailed tutorial on how you do it.
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