Model Making Materials

Tree armatures.

Use these armatures to represent many different deciduous tree profiles. Twist the central trunk a little then branches through 90°, tweaking each twig to create a fully three-dimensional shape.

• Pack size: 16
• Size: 75 - 100mm
• Speckle lighter or darker shades to create a textured appearance on the trunk. 
• Either glue on pieces of texture mat (see below) to create foliage, or pieces of horsehair (see below) then texture for a fuller-look. 
• Drill holes in your base to ‘plant’ using the spigot (or press through a foam base), or cut the spigot off and use clay or Newplast to fix to your model. 
• Alternatively, use Miliput (painted) to create a base (make on polythene so it doesn’t stick) when you want to be able to move the tree(s) around for gaming.

Please resist the urge to use lichen to foliate – this does not give a realistic appearance in our opinion!