Since I, and some
others of you, model the anthracite area (NEPA) We NEED birches as background,
middleground and foreground models. I did come up with a way of modeling
the middle ground trees (photo 3) a few years ago but, until now, hadn't come up
with a way to make foreground models. The butterfly bush flowers looked
like they had possibilities. (The distant trees are painted on the back drop.)
You'll notice in photo
1 (taken in Lansdale, PA) and photo 2 (my back yard) that unlike oaks, maples
and other deciduous trees birches are thin bottom to top. This is a plus
since it's not necessary to add thickness as you would, say, to "super
trees". I simply cleaned off the flowers, painted the trunk and
branches white, added Polyfiber very sparingly and, after a dose of (cheap)
hairspray, added some ground foam foliage. I painted the black markings
on the trunks afterward.
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