Evergreen Trees in Z Scale?

[johnjpeebles]

I need lots of evergreen trees on my layout.  I've found this video of a method used to make them and they look awesome, but the chenille bumps i got from the craft store were too small (looks like he's using 5" bumps).  Has anyone else used this method and if so, where did you get the material?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rf_bejdO8g

[johnjpeebles]

Ugh, apologies - didn't find this thread before the post.  Still, if anyone has any information on where to get the chenille bumps they used, that would be very helpful.

[Chris333]

The Loren in the video is a regular on the Trainboard Z scale forum. I'm pretty sure he makes trees for others. I'm a east coast modeler so wouldn't need so many.

[Pray59]

You can use Sisal twine unraveled, or Jute, or any of a dozen fibers you can find at the local craft store. Loren's trees are the classic "Fuller Brush Tree" made by model railroaders for the past 50 years.

Wire, glue, fibers of choice, another wire, and twist while chucked in a drill. Cut to shape, spray paint and dip in dyed sawdust for old school, or different shades of ground foam for the current standard. Overcoat with cheap hairspray.

Another popular tree of past days is toothpicks or bamboo skewers through chunks of evaporative cooler fiber or furnace filters. Again, cut to shape, spray paint and dip ground foam, then overcoat with cheap hairspray.  ;D

[johnjpeebles]

This is the only 5" chenille bump I can find on the internet, and the color is not green, obviously.  Not sure if that will matter.  Just frustrating as I really liked Loren's results.

http://cgi.ebay.com/5-Bump-Chenille-18-Yards-Brown_W0QQitemZ220347116569QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item334db62c19&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

[johnjpeebles]

Just to tie up a loose end for posterity, here is the thread at trainboard where this was discussed a little more in depth and Loren weighed in on the subject:  http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=112775