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Super Realistic Gum Trees

21/3/2018

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I've always found it tough to model gum trees... Mostly due to the lack of suitable materials like tree armatures however with these easy to follow techniques you'll have a paddock full of gum trees in no time!
These trees are a commercially available product from Gaugemaster called Seafoam Trees and with a little bit of pruning you can get this material to look like just about any type of tree you can think of.
In the above video I used seafoam to make gum trees which are found just about everywhere in Australia however they can be found all over the world, additionally all the steps I used to straighten the trunks, paint the branches and apply the foam will apply to all forms of tree you wish to create.
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In each package you get enough small branches to make about 35 full trees and enough small offshoots to make nearly 100 small bushes. They are quite expensive to by especially here in Australia however if you live in the US a similar product which is very cheap is called Super Trees from Scenic Express.
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If you're in Australia and having a tough time trying to get a similar product you could try Fine Leaf Foliage from Woodland Scenics, it is also the same product as Super Trees however it has been treated and sealed so it meets the requirements for Australian quarantine and can be found at most hobby shops selling Woodland Scenics products.
The only down side to this is any of the natural tree product like Gaugemaster Seafoam and the Woodland Scenics Fine Leaf Foliage needs to be treated before it's permitted in the country thus the price is quite expensive compared to the untreated product from the US hence why it can't be posted to Australia from the US. 
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Allan Quak
22/3/2018 09:32:53

Hi Luke. As usual a high quality video. However I must be missing something in this post. Gaugemaster won't post the product to Australia, yet you have a box of Seafoam Trees. How did you get hold of the product?

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Luke
22/3/2018 10:09:36

Hi Allan,

Try ordering the trees from Orient Express Models, they sell the HEKI version of these trees although they are quite expensive, you can buy the natural armatures with no foliage added or you can buy them pre flocked with ground foam.

The only down side to Orient Express is their website! If you want anything from them you have a few options....

1: Walk into their store and pick out what you want

2: Look at their website and find their contact details and either email or call them

3: Download an order form, print it out, fill it out and then either email or post it to them (Only some items have this)

If you start searching for products on their website it will eventually send you direct to the manufacturer for some products... Only a limited number of products are actually available directly from them.

It's a little frustrating but if you are really keen on getting a similar product then it's worth the effort.

Hope that helps

Cheers
Luke

P.S. I suspect the box of Gaugemaster trees was not supposed to be sent?? I've since started ordering the HEKI trees from local hobby shops as they are permitted in Australia although they are very expensive!
I'm always driving around on the search for a suitable alternative that can be found here in Australia.

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