Dear Friends,

My last work (what will be a new release by Black Army Modells) is a Ronin like figure in Scale 54 mm. By painting and base building it was time to test a leaf puncher, a really smart tool to create more realistic trees. I chose a sycamore tree in its autumn form with yellowish leaves. I built the wood from wire and milliput, but the hardest point was how to make realistic twigs? First I used dried grass, later stronger wadding. The grass wasn’t so good idea. Next time I will look a thin dried plant with many branches and will add wadding at the end. For leaves the best material is the paper because it cans the glue drink in.
After the building process the painting was very easy. Airbrushed main colours and brush painted details, all with acrylics.
I hope you like it! ;-)

Cheers,

Balázs

And the finished work.

Thanks for looking!

very nice diorama ,well painted

Lovely wee scene, nicely modeled and painted, well done.
TERRY

Very well done. I like the color of the trunk of the plant. Very natural

The leaves are less natural, some you should try to bend; it are too linear and similar to each other and ruin the final effect, they know it is fake.

Great work though .... sticking so many leaves should not have been a walk.

The most lively compliments

Excellent work on the tree, very nice.

Excellent work; I like the tree very much.

Thank You All!

Thank you for this advice! Earlier I used the rail modeller technique by trees, but at bigger scales it is not realistic. After this tree I am more experienced and by the next I will attend more to the leaves.

Cheers,
Balázs

A magnificent work on the tree indeed.The ronin looks promising too.When is it due to be released!

Oda.

Impressive work all around.

Marc

Nice figure, and particularly nice work on the scenery.

Cheers,
Andrew

That looks awesome!
I bought a few leaf punches from ... Green stuff something or other website, but haven't really used it.
Really make the tree look good!

This is a nice model, thanks for sharing.

For a really realistic tree effect glue the sub branches and twiglets below the branches and apply the leaves from upside down first sparingly.
Spray black from below and when dry green.

Then, turn the right way up, apply fresh leaves from above, spray green them mist pale green or pale yellow from above.

It takes longer, but well worth it.

A final mist of matt varnish from the side while turning the base brings everything together.

also try using sea foam for smaller branches.

Paul.

Lovely scene. Well done
Phil